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Crash of a Douglas C-47 into the Pacific Ocean: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1949
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bahía Tortugas – Ensenada
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Pacific Ocean, off the Baja California coast. No trace of the aircraft nor the eight crew members was found. Local medias stated that the aircraft was carrying a load of seven thousand pounds of live lobsters, which would suggest that the aircraft could also have been operated by a civil airline, not the Mexican Air Force.
Source: ASN

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Guadalajara AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BHB-1504
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3955
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Guadalajara AFB, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-5-LO LodeStar in Puebla: 21 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1947 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
60-03
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Puebla – Oaxaca
MSN:
18-2607
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Puebla-Hermanos Serdán-Huejotzingo Airport, while in initial climb, the crew informed ground that the right engine malfunctioned and elected to return. Shortly later, the aircraft stalled and crashed few km from the airport. All 21 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60A LodeStar in Mexico City: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1945 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
60-01
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18-2539
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew started the takeoff procedure by night and in foggy conditions. Shortly after rotation, the twin engine aircraft failed to climb properly, hit a perimeter fence and crashed in flames in a field located near the Balbuena District. Two crew members and seven passengers were killed, among them the Ambassador of Soviet Union in Mexico, Constantino Oumansky who was travelling to Costa Rica with his wife and his staff. Both survivors were the flight engineer Manuel Noble Mercado and the passenger Marión Troyinsky.
Crew:
Cpt Roque Velazco Cerón, pilot, †
Cpt Hilario Romero Martínez, pilot, †
Manuel Noble Mercado, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
According to the Mexican Authorities, the accident was caused by a wrong takeoff configuration on part of the crew that flew at a too low altitude after rotation.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Mexico City: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1933 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
13
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 13 and named Chiapas collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 11 and named Tabasco, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Mexico City: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1933 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
11
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 11 and named Tabasco collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 13 and named Chiapas, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of an Avro 504 in El Rosario: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in El Rosario, Mexico City, killing both crew members Puflet and Bornio.