ASN Aircraft accident Convair T-29C (CV-240) 53-3485 Villa Pedro Montoya
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Date:Monday 14 May 1962
Type:Silhouette image of generic CVLP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair T-29C (CV-240)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-3485
MSN: 439
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:9 km (5.6 mls) S of Villa Pedro Montoya (   Mexico)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Brownsville AAF, TX (BRO/KBRO), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
A US Air Force Convair T-29C crashed in Mexican mountains (Cerro del Bramadero) while searching for a missing Texas pilot.

El Siglo de Torreón reported the plane being 'Convair bi-motor' with serial "N-3,348-5T". Likely 53-3485 was meant.

Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 17 May 1962, p1+11
» Toledo Blade 17 May 1962, p1
» El Litoral 17 May 1962


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