| Date: | Saturday 18 June 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Tigres Voladores |
| Registration: | XA-LID |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 42 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leon Airport (BJX) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) |
Crashed into trees on takeoff following engine failure. The aircraft caught fire. Two crew members and 22 passengers were injured.
Sources:
La Prensa
Excelsior, Alfonso Flores
El Litoral 19-6-1955
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