Crash of an Avro 652 Anson V near Copainalá: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 24, 1954 at 0800 LT
Registration:
XA-KED
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Ten minutes after its takeoff from Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft hit the slop of the San Gabriel peak located near the city of Copainalá, about 40 km north of Tuxtla Gutierrez. All six occupants were killed.
