Narrative:
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante was destroyed when it crashed near Tepic, Mexico. All 13 on board were killed.
The airplane operated on an air ambulance flight from Tepic, carrying ten patients and a nurse. It flew into the side of a hill some three minutes after takeoff from Tepic.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 7 July 1980 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
| Operator: | Instituto Mexicano de Seguridad Social |
| Registration: | XA-DAK |
| MSN: | 110242 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Tepic Airport (TPQ) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Tepic Airport (TPQ/MMEP), Mexico |
| Guadalajara International Airport (GDL/MMGL), Mexico |
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante was destroyed when it crashed near Tepic, Mexico. All 13 on board were killed.
The airplane operated on an air ambulance flight from Tepic, carrying ten patients and a nurse. It flew into the side of a hill some three minutes after takeoff from Tepic.
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Sources:
» The Windsor Star - Jul 9, 1980Photos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tepic Airport to Guadalajara International Airport as the crow flies is 187 km (117 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tepic Airport to Guadalajara International Airport as the crow flies is 187 km (117 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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