ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167523
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| Date: | Saturday 13 April 1957 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Douglas B-18 Bolo |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas |
| Registration: | XA-KAP |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Petalcingo, CHP -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Yajalón, CHP (13:20 LT) |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, CHP (13:55 LT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing on indended 35 min flight. Three crew (Cap Enrique McCormick Curiel, co-pilot Adrian Castillo, mechanic Margarito Valdez), two passengers (Christobal Monzon, Enrique McCormick Sanchez Jr) and load of 50 sacks (2,500 kg) coffee. Found crashed into mountain shortly after take-off.
PROBABLY CAUSE(S): overloaded...engine failure...bad visibility...gained not enough height after take off to clear mountaineous terrain.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 15 April 1957, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2014 14:15 | TB | Added |
| 07-Aug-2015 16:22 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2021 17:24 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Dec-2021 17:24 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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