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| Date: | Friday 13 October 1950 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: | Douglas B-18 Bolo |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas |
| Registration: | XA-... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on take-off. One wing sheared off and propeller blade penetrated cabin. Pilot Ricardo Cortés (critical injured, died next day), co-pilot and passenger, manager of airline (slightly injured). As "Douglas" and "Douglas D.G. Quatro"** in newspaper.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreon 14 October 1950, p1/15 October 1950, p10
El Informador 14 October 1950, p1+2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2013 04:10 | TB | Added |
| 22-May-2014 13:54 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2014 20:35 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2014 21:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Feb-2015 21:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 05-Aug-2015 18:12 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2015 18:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Oct-2016 19:49 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2018 21:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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