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Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Tampico: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos de Tampico
Registration:
XA-GER
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina
Tamaulipas
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, the airplane hit successively a truck and few houses before crashing into flames. Three people on the ground were killed while all 23 occupants survived. It is believed that the crew decided to takeoff from an unsuitable terrain for such aircraft type.

Crash of a Lockheed C-40D Electra Junior near Aldama: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
42-38280
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1276
YOM:
1942
Location:
Aldama
Tamaulipas
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located near Aldama. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles H. Carroll,
1st Lt Theodore J. Corcoran,
Sgt William W. Horgan.

Crash of a Ford 4 in Tampico: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
Registration:
M-SCAL
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mexico City – Tuxpan – Tampico – Brownsville
Location:
Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina
Tamaulipas
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, one of the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed, killing all five occupants, among them pilot Dennis W. Taylor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after rotation.
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