Crash of a Convair CV-440-11 Metropolitan on Mt Pinarete: 24 killed
Date & Time:
May 21, 1981 at 1600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XA-KEH
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Puerto Escondido - Oaxaca
MSN:
327
YOM:
1956
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 8,867 feet on a flight from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca de Juárez, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Pinarete. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 24 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the cloud base was reported at 10,000 feet.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
