ASN Aircraft accident Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter HI-481 Mexico City

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Status:	Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:	Thursday 30 July 1987
Time:	17:05
Type:	Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter
Operator:	Belize Air International
Registration:	HI-481
MSN:	16687
First flight:
Crew:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8
Total:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 12
Ground casualties:	Fatalities: 44
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Mexico City ( Mexico)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico
Destination airport:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America

Narrative:
The aircraft, carrying horses to Miami took off in an overloaded condition. Cargo shifted on climbout and the aircraft collided with a high ground before crashing onto the busy Mexico City-Toluca highway.

Classification:

Cargo shift
Loss of control

Sources:

» Aviation Letter 250
» Aviation Letter 249
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#1)

Photos

photo of Boeing-C-97-Stratofreighter-G-HI-481

accident date: 30-07-1987
type: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter G
registration: HI-481

Map

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 Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 2039 km (1274 miles).

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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