| Date: | Sunday 28 December 1947 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Servicio Aéreo Panini |
| Registration: | XA-GEE |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Léon -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
The DC-2 operated on a flight from Durango to Mexico City via Léon. Shortly after takeoff from Léon, an engine failed. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but the airplane crashed in a residential area, destroying three houses and killing three on the ground.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreon 28 December 1947, p.1
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