Crash of a Convair VT-29B in Cancún

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Convair T-29
Operator:
Registration:
XA-JOV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cancún - Cozumel
MSN:
261
YOM:
1952
Location:
Cancún
Quintana Roo
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, one of the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a swamp located past the runway end. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Las Ánimas: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Mexican Government
Registration:
N3528C
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Las Ánimas - Río Verde
MSN:
31-7952143
YOM:
1979
Location:
Las Ánimas
Jalisco
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Las Ánimas, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. Both passengers were injured and the pilot was killed. The aircraft was engaged in a flight on behalf of a livestock pest control program jointly organized by a US and Mexican commission.

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B Marquise near Ciudad Juárez: 13 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1983 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
Operator:
Enrique Elías Miller
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chihuahua - Ciudad Juárez
Location:
Ciudad Juárez
Chihuahua
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
While approaching Ciudad Juárez Airport, the crew declared an emergency following an engine fire. The aircraft went out of control and crashed 10 km from the airport, bursting into flames. All 13 occupants were killed, among them the Mexican businessman Enrique Elías Miller.

Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Veracruz: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft G18S
Operator:
Raul A. Lopez Jr.
Registration:
N576M
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
BA-576
YOM:
1961
Location:
Veracruz
Veracruz
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of a Learjet 24D in Puerto Vallarta

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Learjet 24
Operator:
Registration:
N302EJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
24-302
YOM:
1975
Location:
Puerto Vallarta-Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Jalisco
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Puerto Vallarta-Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Airport, the crew descended below the glide until the airplane struck the ground and crashed short of runway threshold. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander in Chilpancingo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón
Guerrero
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón Airport, the twin engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height and crashed on Mt El Torre located about 3 km from the airfield. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in San Luis Potosí: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Registration:
N3592Z
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
San Luis Potosí - San Luis Potosí
MSN:
31-8052154
YOM:
1980
Location:
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a crop spraying flight on behalf of the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources (Secretaría de Agricultura y Recursos Hidráulicos). One engineer and two pilots were on board. While flying at low height to spray screwworm, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Vargas: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Vargas
Veracruz
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting an illegal flight and was attempting to land on a clandestine airstrip when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Both occupants were killed. The aircraft was carrying a load of electronic equipment.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 near Zihuatanejo: 18 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-9
Operator:
Registration:
XA-DEO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Acapulco - Guadalajara
MSN:
47622/753
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
AM110
Location:
Zihuatanejo
Guerrero
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
Thirty-five minutes after takeoff from Acapulco-General Juan N. Álvarez Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 31,000 feet, the aircraft suffered a cabin decompression. The crew declared an emergency and was cleared to reduce his altitude and to return to Acapulco for an emergency landing. Few minutes later, at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed in the Sierra of Guerro, about 65 km east of Zihuatanejo. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the cabin decompression remains unknown while the crew failed to follow emergency procedures.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Chihuahua: 32 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1981 at 1628 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-9
Operator:
Registration:
XA-DEN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Monterrey – Chihuahua – Hermosillo – Tijuana
MSN:
47621
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
AM230
Location:
Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos
Chihuahua
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
60
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
32
Circumstances:
On approach to Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos Airport, the crew encountered bad weather conditions with heavy rain falls, thunderstorms and strong winds. On short final, just prior to flare, the airplane was caught by downdrafts and struck the runway surface. It bounced then veered off runway to the right. The airplane rolled for few dozen meters then came to rest in flames, broken in two. 34 occupants were injured while 32 others were killed, among them two crew members. At the time of the accident, there was thunderstorms in the approach path with heavy rain falls and wind gusting to 54 knots.
Probable cause:
Loss of control just prior to flare after being caught by downdrafts and turbulences.
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