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1949 Mexico airplane crash From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash was an aviation accident on September 26, 1949, when a Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3 en route to Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico crashed into the Popocatépetl volcano, killing all 24 people on board. The aircraft, registered as XA-DUH,[1] was flying from Tapachula on a route that originated in Tuxtla Gutiérrez with intermediate stops in Ixtepec and Oaxaca. The dead included actress Blanca Estela Pavón and senator Gabriel Ramos Millan.[2] The DC-3's pilot was identified as Alfonso Reboul Lasscassies.[3]
Accident | |
---|---|
Date | September 26, 1949 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Popocatépetl |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3A |
Operator | Mexicana de Aviacion |
Registration | XA-DUH |
Flight origin | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
1st stopover | Ixtepec, Oaxaca |
2nd stopover | Oaxaca City |
3rd stopover | Tapachula |
Destination | Mexico City |
Occupants | 24 |
Passengers | 21 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 24 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
The DC-3 left Tapachula at 12:40 local time, for a one hour flight to Mexico City. According to investigations, the DC-3 flying the route that day faced severe turbulence as it arrived over Mexico City. The pilot communicated with an air force base, telling them they were near the volcano.[4]
The airplane was completely destroyed.[5]
The famous Mexican writer and later politician, Andrés Henestrosa, was supposed to be on the flight with his friend, senator Ramos Millan. Henestrosa had a premonition and he boarded a train to Mexico City instead.[6]
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