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Crash of a Breguet 19 in Mexico: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 20, 1933
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Havana - Mexico City
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Havana at 0552LT on a 12-hour flight to Mexico City. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated. No trace of the aircraft nor both Spanish aviators were ever found.
Crew:
Mariano Barberán, pilot,
Joaquín Collar, pilot.
Crew:
Mariano Barberán, pilot,
Joaquín Collar, pilot.
Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Torreón: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 28, 1931 at 1020 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BHD
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Torreón - Torreón
MSN:
56
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Torreón Airport when the accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crash of a Lockheed 5 Vega in Ixtlahuaca de Rayón: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 9, 1931 at 0730 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mexico City – Ciudad Juárez
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Mexico City Airport at 0700LT on a flight to Ciudad Juárez, carrying four passengers and one pilot. About half an hour into the flight, the aircraft went out of control and crashed near Ixtlahuaca de Rayón, about 80 km northwest of Mexico Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.
Crash of an Avro 504 in El Rosario: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 22, 1930
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in El Rosario, Mexico City, killing both crew members Puflet and Bornio.
Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in Mérida: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 9, 1930
Operator:
Registration:
XA-AGB
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-11
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The seaplane named 'Mayab' crashed in unknown circumstances in Mérida, killing all five occupants.
Crash of a Lockheed 5B Vega near Monterrey
Date & Time:
May 27, 1930
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BHC
MSN:
90
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Monterrey and was destroyed by fire. Occupant fate unknown.
Crash of a Lockheed 5B Vega near Papantla : 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 4, 1929
Operator:
Registration:
NC46M
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Matamoros – Mexico City
MSN:
97
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Matamoros to Mexico City and while overflying north of the State of Veracruz, the single engine aircraft hit the Cerro de Carbón located south of Papantla. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all four occupants were killed. The aircraft was supposed to be registered XA-BHH but this registration was not taken up at the time of the accident.
Crash of a Ford 4 in Tampico: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 9, 1929
Operator:
Registration:
M-SCAL
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mexico City – Tuxpan – Tampico – Brownsville
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, one of the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed, killing all five occupants, among them pilot Dennis W. Taylor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after rotation.
Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Nacozari de García
Date & Time:
Mar 5, 1920
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
