| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1978 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Lineas Aéreas del Centro |
| Registration: | XA-BOP |
| MSN: | 18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 65 km W of Mexico City -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
| Morelia Airport (MLM/MMMM) |
Crashed near a highway in mountainous terrain.
Sources:
Winnipeg Free Press, 11-9-1978
El Siglo de Torreon, 11-9-1978
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