| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 11 August 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-243 |
| Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-DOT |
| MSN: | 2075 |
| First flight: | 1939 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Iztaccíhuatl Volcano ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tapachula International Airport (TAP/MMTP), Mexico |
| Puebla Airport, Mexico |
Crashed in bad weather.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreon 13 August 1945, p1+12» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 42)
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