Last updated: 8 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 12 June 1967 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-197D |
| Operator: | Aeronaves de México |
| Registration: | XA-FUW |
| MSN: | 3260 |
| First flight: | 1940 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 28 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | La Paz ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP/MMLP), Mexico |
| Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport (MZT/MMMZ), Mexico |
Crashed into a residential area while trying to return to the airport following an engine failure.
Sources:
» Avionazo de Aéromexico / Cuauhtémoc MorganPhotos
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 La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León International Airport to Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport as the crow flies is 427 km (267 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León International Airport to Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport as the crow flies is 427 km (267 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.
