Date:	Friday 16 December 1949
Time:	06:00
Type:	Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator:	Mexicana de Aviación
Registration:	XA-DUK
MSN:	11721
Year of manufacture:	1943
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orizaba -   Mexico
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX)
Destination airport:	Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD)

Narrative:
Crashed into the Cerro del Borrego, a mountain near Orizaba.
The aircraft was last reported at an altitude of around 10,000ft. At the time of the accident, the DC-3 had been some 20 miles
(30km) west of the normal course.

El Tiempo 17 December 1949, p.10
El Tiempo 18 December 1949, p.7
Early Aviation Disasters / D. Gero

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