Mexico City-Benito Juarez

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón

Schedule:

Mexico City – Chilpancingo

MSN:

752

YOM:

1981

Location:

Guerrero

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After touchdown on runway 15 at Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón Airport, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right, struck several earth mounds and eventually collided with a concrete wall, coming to rest upside down. Four passengers were killed and 14 other occupants were injured. It was reported that the aircraft' speed was excessive at touchdown.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-31 in Reynosa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 2000 at 1655 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-9

Operator:

Registration:

N936ML

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Reynosa-General Lucio Blanco

Schedule:

Mexico City - Reynosa

MSN:

47501

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

AM250

Location:

Tamaulipas

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Region:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Captain / Total flying hours:

10184

Captain / Total hours on type:

701.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1764

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

74277

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Mexico City, the crew started the descent to Reynosa-General Lucio Blanco Airport and encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls issued from the tropical storm 'Keith'. Following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft was too high on the glide and approaching at an excessive speed. It landed too far down the wet runway 31 and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage, struck several houses, went down an embankment and came to rest in a canal. All 90 occupants were rescued, among them one passenger was slightly injured. On the ground, four people were killed.

Probable cause:

Long landing and contact, after a high approach with excessive speed as a result of a non-precision approach, on a waterlogged runway and in adverse weather conditions (discharge of CB's in the area), with the aircraft departing from the opposite runway threshold (13).

Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-DK in Mexico City

Date & Time: Feb 3, 2000

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Site:

Mexico City-Benito Juarez

Schedule:

Mexico City - Mexico City

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Circumstances:

The crew departed Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport on a local post maintenance test flight. After takeoff, while in initial climb, both engines lost power simultaneously. The crew attempted an emergency landing on a soccer field when the aircraft crash landed near a motorway. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-31 in Uruapan: 18 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1999 at 1903 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-9

Operator:

Registration:

XA-TKN

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón

Schedule:

Tijuana – Guadalajara – Uruapan – Mexico City

MSN:

47418

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

TEJ725

Location:

Michoacán

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

58000

Aircraft flight cycles:

59000

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a service from Tijuana to Mexico City with intermediate stops in Guadalajara and Uruapan, carrying 13 passengers and a crew of five. It departed Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport runway 20 at 1859LT on the last leg to Mexico City. After liftoff, the crew was cleared to climb to 5,000 feet and while at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, the aircraft adopted a high angle of attack then stalled, entered a dive and crashed in an avocado plantation located 5,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of an over-rotation on takeoff and a climb with a very pronounced angle, which caused the loss of control, with spatial disorientation (loss of the horizon), in a flight operation by instruments (IFR), in which, according to the crew, there was a possible failure of asymmetry indication in the leading edge flaps (slats), with the crew neglecting to control the flight of the aircraft.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- Inadequate preparation of information for instrument take-off (IFR) from Uruapan airport and failure to adhere to the operating procedures of the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Manual.
- Failure to perform checklist procedures for the operation of the aircraft in its different phases.
- Loss of external vision (spatial disorientation), aggravated by turning on the cockpit lights, before the takeoff run.
- Inadequate procedure for the rotation of the aircraft during take-off, dragging the tail skid on the runway
- Angle of climb greater than that established in the aircraft Operations Manual.
- Lack of cockpit resource management (CRM).

Final Report:

Crash of a Learjet 24D in Mexico City

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1998

Type of aircraft:

Learjet 24

Operator:

Registration:

MTX-02

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Mexico City-Benito Juarez

Schedule:

Mexico City - Veracruz

MSN:

24-313

YOM:

1975

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Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant

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Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll at Mexico City-Benito Juárez Airport, at Vr, the pilot-in-command initiated the rotation but the aircraft failed to respond. For unknown reasons, the crew wait few seconds and attempted a second rotation but the aircraft still failed to respond. The captain decided to abort the takeoff and started an emergency braking procedure, deploying the tail parachute. Approaching the end of the runway, the pilot made a left turn then the aircraft veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 150 metres further, bursting into flames. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Short SC.7 Skyvan 3 Variant 100 on Orizaba Peak: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1998

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

TP-214

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Mexico City – Tuxtla Gutiérrez

MSN:

1946

YOM:

1976

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The twin engine aircraft departed Mexico City-Benito Juárez Airport on a liaison flight to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, carrying four people. While cruising at an altitude of 18,200 feet in good weather conditions on airway V22, the aircraft struck the slope of the Orizaba Peak. The wreckage was found at the altitude of 5,547 metres and all four occupants were killed. The aircraft had also the civil registration XC-UTQ.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew failed to follow the minimum safe altitude for the area. The minimum safe altitude for airway V22 is fixed at 16,000 feet except for the area of the Orizaba Peak where the minimum altitude is fixed at 21,000 feet. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to be above 25 km with light mist. Thus, it is possible that the Orizaba Peak was shrouded in mist.

Crash of a Convair CV-240-53 in Zumpango: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1998 at 0420 LT

Type of aircraft:

Convair CV-240

Operator:

Linea Aérea Mexicana de Carga

Registration:

XA-TAP

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Mexico City - Monterrey - Laredo

MSN:

53-13

YOM:

1954

Location:

Zumpango

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

11582

Copilot / Total flying hours:

264

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

26792

Circumstances:

Six minutes after his night takeoff from Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport, en route to Monterrey and Laredo, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the right engine. The crew was cleared for an approach to runway 05R but the situation deteriorated rapidly. Shortly later, the captain requested the permission to make an approach to runway 23L and reported that the right engine caught fire. Less than a minute later, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located near Zumpango, about 45 km north of Mexico City Airport. Two occupants were seriously injured and two others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing by night and IMC conditions following the failure and the fire of the right engine.

Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Mexico City

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1997 at 2030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-9

Operator:

Registration:

XA-DEJ

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mexico City-Benito Juarez

MSN:

47594

YOM:

1973

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Circumstances:

The base of the empennage struck the runway surface upon landing at Mexico City-Benito Juárez Airport. The aircraft was stopped on the runway and all 72 occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731 in Guadalajara

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-1329 JetStar

Operator:

Registration:

XA-MIK

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Schedule:

Mexico City – Guadalajara

MSN:

5066

YOM:

1965

Location:

Jalisco

Country:

Region: