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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1938 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 5C |
| Owner/operator: | Lineas Aéreas Mineras (LAMSA) |
| Registration: | XA-BFR |
| MSN: | 124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mexico City -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City Central |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed when caught by a gust after take-off . Pilot Angel Padilla Fuentes died of injuries. The five passengers survived injured.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
El Siglo de Torreón 6 May 1938, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jun-2014 10:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 20:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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