ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211862
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1970 |
| Time: | 22:37 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
| Owner/operator: | unknown |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mérida Airport (MMMD), YUC -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tegucigalpa |
| Cozumel via Belize | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A "Lockhed 18" made a wheels-up emergency landing after a fire in the hydraulic system. Two crew and eleven passengers escaped unhurt.
Note: Lockheed PV-2C Harpoon (Delfin conversion, cn15-1464) XA-SIR, of an unknown private owner, noted as "crashed and destroyed, MAY 9, 1970" (Warbird Registry). No accident infos found in Mexican newspapers around this date.
Sources:
El Informador 9 July 1970, p5A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2018 16:47 | TB | Added |
| 01-Dec-2023 08:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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