Crash of a Lockheed 9 Orion on the Orizaba Peak: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BAY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
169
YOM:
1936
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a mail flight, the single engine aircraft impacted the slope of the Orizaba Peak located east of Ciudad Serdán. The pilot, Cpt Rivadeneyra Vásquez, was killed.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Amecameca de Juárez: 14 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1936 at 1106 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BCB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Guatemala City
MSN:
5-AT-012
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft departed Mexico City Airport at 1030LT on a charter flight to Guatemala City, carrying four crew members and 10 German tourists. While flying over the area of Amecameca de Juárez, the crew attempted to make a tour of the Popocatépetl volcano and the local National Park. While completing a turn at low speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All 14 occupants were killed.
Crew:
J. Preciado Acosta, pilot,
Adrian Borchers, engineer,
Adolfo Limón, radio operator,
Daniel Madrigal, steward.
Passengers:
Prince Adolf zu Schaumburg-Lippe,
Princess Ellen Elisabeth Schaumburg-Lippe,
Baron Siegmund von Stieber,
Mrs. Dora Thein,
Mrs. Viktoria Thein,
Baron Elmer von Roneczy,
Adolf Franz Igler,
Mrs. Marie Margarethe Harder,
Mrs. Elisabeth Schroer,
Mrs. Lisebet Pust.
Probable cause:
Prior to the accident, XA-BCB was seen flying at a low altitude, and there was speculation that the pilot, in an attempt to give to his passengers a scenic overview of the terrain, may have lost control during a turn because of an insufficient speed or because the aircraft was caught by downdraft.

Crash of a Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht in the Gulf of California: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1934 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC850E
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mazatlán – La Paz
MSN:
9
YOM:
1929
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Mazatlán Airport at 1300LT on a schedule service to La Paz, Baja California, carrying five passengers and two crew members. Almost an hour into the flight, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Gulf of California. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the seven occupants was ever found.

Crash of a Travel Air S6000B in Ario de Rosales: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XB-AHF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
968
YOM:
1929
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Morelia on a liaison flight within the State of Michoacán, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Ario de Rosales. The pilot Carlos Drayton, the mechanic and a adjutant (personal assistant to the General) were injured while the General Benigno Serrato García, Governor of the State of Michoacán, was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Travel Air S6000B in Acapulco

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XB-AJK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mexico City – Acapulco
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Acapulco Airport. The female passenger and the pilot were slightly injured. This was the first accident involving Aeronaves de Mexico that was created the day prior to the accident on September 14, 1934.

Crash of a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker in Villaflores: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1934 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XB-AEH
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
171
YOM:
1929
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a taxi flight with seven passengers and one pilot. On approach, the pilot elected to avoid cows walking across the runway when he lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. A child was injured and seven other occupants were killed, among them the pilot Howard Fisher Maish.

Crash of a Northrop Delta 1B in Mexico: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BED
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
04
YOM:
1933
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from the US to Mexico to deliver the airplane to the Mexican operator Aerovias Centrales. While cruising over Mexico, the aircraft suffered an in-flight explosion and crashed, killing both crew members.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Mexico City: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1933 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
13
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 13 and named Chiapas collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 11 and named Tabasco, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Mexico City: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1933 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
11
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 11 and named Tabasco collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 13 and named Chiapas, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.