ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A XA-DUK Orizaba
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Status:
Date:Friday 16 December 1949
Time:06:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3A
Operator:Mexicana de Aviación
Registration: XA-DUK
MSN: 11721
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Total:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Orizaba (   Mexico)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico
Destination airport:Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD), Mexico
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.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

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


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Distance from Mexico City International Airport to Mérida-Rejon Airport as the crow flies is 991 km (619 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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