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Crash of a Ford 5 near San Andrés Tuxtla

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1955 at 0905 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XA-FON
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Veracruz – Minatitlán
MSN:
5-AT-103
YOM:
1932
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A double engine failure in flight forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed on a hill located near San Andrés Tuxtla and was damaged beyond repair. All four occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson near Veracruz

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XA-FES
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
San Andrés Tuxtla – Ixtepec
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, an engine caught fire, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a prairie located 12 km south of Veracruz. All 12 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Source: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=166863
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Lockheed 10E Electra in San Andrés Tuxtla: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1938 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BAS
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Villahermosa – Veracruz – Mexico City
MSN:
1043
YOM:
1937
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
On the leg from Villahermosa to Veracruz, the crew informed ATC about his position. Shortly later, while cruising at an altitude of 11,000 feet in heavy rain falls, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near San Andrés Tuxtla. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 11 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain due to adverse weather conditions that almost certainly caused or contributed to the crash related to a hurricane affecting the region.