| Date: | Tuesday 24 December 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lascurain No.4 Aura |
| Owner/operator: | Ángel Lascuráin y Osio |
| Registration: | XB-ZEU |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mexico City International Airport (MEX) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
The Lascurain No.4 Aura prototype was being operated on a test flight by pilot Carlos Castillo Segura (35). He was accompanied by the designer and builder of the aircraft, Ángel Lascuráin y Osio (76).
After takeoff both engines failed. The air pilot attempted to return to the airfield but the landing gear hit a ditch and the aircraft impacted terrain inverted.
Sources:
elbiplano.com
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