Gear-up landing Incident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) XA-...,
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Date:Saturday 31 May 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Aerolíneas Vega
Registration: XA-...
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Jamiltepec -   Mexico
Phase: Landing
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A "Vega airline DC3" struck a cow on landing, shearing off the landing gear. Pilot Luis Davila Munozcano managed to regain altitude and fly to the better equiped Oaxaca Airport for a belly landing.

Sources:

Victoria Advocat 2 June 1958, p5

Revision history:

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