Crash of a Douglas R4D-3 near Villa del Carbón: 18 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 10, 1968
Registration:
XA-GEV
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Aguascalientes – Mexico City
MSN:
7339
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
This was the inaugural flight from Aguascalientes to Mexico City for Aerovias Rojas. While approaching Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport from the north, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck the top of a hill located near Villa del Carbón. The wreckage was found 55 km northwest of Mexico Airport and all 18 occupants were killed.
