| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 28 December 1947 |
| Time: | ca 12:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2 |
| Operator: | Servicio Aéreo Panini |
| Registration: | XA-GEE |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Léon ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO), Mexico |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
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.1Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (190 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (190 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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