Crash of a Lockheed 10E Electra near Playa Vicente: 9 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 11, 1937 at 1030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BEO
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mexico City – Minatitlán – Mérida
MSN:
1007
YOM:
1934
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
En route from Mexico City to Minatitlán, the crew encountered poor visibility due to marginal weather conditions. The airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located some 50 km from Playa Vicente. The wreckage was found four days later. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
