ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211152
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 February 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper J3C Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Instituto Aéreo Nacional |
| Registration: | XC-... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | San Juan Teotihuacán -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit three US tourists while low flying over stone monument Pirámide del Sol, reportendly when attempting a forced landing or making photos. Colombian student pilot (18) and a mexican occupant unhurt. Wife of US embassy official of agriculture Kenneth Wernimont died and two other women seriously injured. The Piper made a forced landing.
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 21 February 1952
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2018 13:57 | TB | Added |
| 06-Apr-2019 16:30 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2020 12:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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