Narrative:
Aerocalifornia flight 706 was the evening flight from Mexico City to Durango and Torreón. About half an hour late, the flight was cleared to takeoff from runway 05L. Immediately after rotation the flight encountered windshear forcing the airplane into the ground with a subsequent loss of control. All three landing gears collapsed and the right wing was destroyed.
» NTSB
accident date: 21-07-2004
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
registration: XA-BCS
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 2004 |
| Time: | 19:33 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 |
| Operator: | Aero California |
| Registration: | XA-BCS |
| MSN: | 47043/88 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 96300 |
| Cycles: | 102000 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO/MMDO), Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | 706 |
Aerocalifornia flight 706 was the evening flight from Mexico City to Durango and Torreón. About half an hour late, the flight was cleared to takeoff from runway 05L. Immediately after rotation the flight encountered windshear forcing the airplane into the ground with a subsequent loss of control. All three landing gears collapsed and the right wing was destroyed.
Sources:
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accident date: 21-07-2004
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
registration: XA-BCS
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 Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport as the crow flies is 763 km (477 miles).
Distance from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport as the crow flies is 763 km (477 miles).
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