Poza Rica

On approach to Poza Rica-Tuxpan-Tajin Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to fog. On short final, the airplane struck a pylon located one km short of runway 08. The crew decided to initiate a go-around when the airplane struck trees and crashed on a hill located 8,8 km past the runway, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was below minima.

The airplane was chartered by the government to carry a delegation of 15 journalists from Mexico City to Poza Rica to cover the presidential campaign of the candidate Luis Echeverría Álvarez. On approach to Poza Rica, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and was unable to locate the runway. The captain decided to find a hole in the clouds and started the descent when the airplane struck the Vega Hill located six km east of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and a passenger (Jesús Kramsky) was seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed.
Passenger list:
Adolfo Olmedo Luna (Ovations), †
Mario Rojas Cedeño (El Sol de Mexico), †
Hernán Porragas (El Sol de Mexico), †
José Zárate Droit (El Sol de Mexico), †
Lorenzo B. Hernández (El Sol de Mexico), †
José Falconi C. (El Heraldo de México), †
Jesús Kramsky (El Heraldo de México),
Ismael Casasola T. (El Heraldo de México), †
Eduardo Quiroz G. (El Heraldo de México), †
Rafael Moya R. (El Heraldo de México), †
Ruben Ochoa Porras (Fans), †
Rodolfo Martínez (La Prensa), †
Jesús Figueroa M. B. (La Prensa), †
Jaime Gonzalez H. (Excelsior), †
Miguel de los Santos (Agencia Pimsa). †

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated area located 13 km southeast of Sontecomapan, State of Veracruz. The wreckage was found a month later, on June 17. All seven occupants have been killed.

The crew was performing a test flight from Mexico City to Poza Rica. Few minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed on a hilly terrain (Cerro El Penon ?). The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.