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| Date: | Friday 24 October 1947 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  North American AT-6C Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | EAN-7.. |
| MSN: | 88-.... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zapopan, JAL -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EMA Guadalajara |
Crashed. Pilot Ten Longoria Medrano (27). As "North-American 753" in local press.
Note: AT-6D EAN-767 (cn88-14999) landing gear damaged after spin. Tte César Gómez Amador/instsructor Stte Rafael Estrada Gamboa (El Informador 15 JUL 1947, p10). Date not reported.
AT-6 Texan damaged in forced landing after bag in fuel pump. Stte Pedro Saldívar León (El Informador 15 JUL 1947, p10). No date.
Sources:
El Informador 25 October 1947, p1+3/26 October 1947, p8+20
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2015 14:06 | TB | Added |
| 20-Sep-2015 14:15 | TB | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 20-Sep-2016 18:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2016 20:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2018 17:16 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2018 18:16 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Aug-2020 13:01 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2025 17:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2025 09:26 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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