Accident Lockheed Vega 5C XA-BFR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29021
 
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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
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mexico City -   Mexico
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Mexico City Central
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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