Last updated: 21 September 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 17 February 1992 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6A/B |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | N72522 |
| MSN: | 44697/598 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tlahualilo de Zaragoza, Durango ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
A Douglas DC-6, carrying false registration marks XB-JAF, was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Tlahualilo de Zaragoza, Durango, Mexico. A fire erupted and all four on board were killed. The airplane was heading to the north-east at the time of the accident.
The real identity was not reported by Mexican media. Reportedly DC-6 N72522 was lost in an accident in Mexico early 1992. Likely this was the airplane involved in the accident.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 19 February 1992, p1+2Photos
accident date: 17-02-1992
type: Douglas DC-6A/B
registration: N72522
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.
