Date & Time:
Aug 31, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos de Tampico
Registration:
XA-GER
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
3
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, the airplane hit successively a truck and few houses before crashing into flames. Three people on the ground were killed while all 23 occupants survived. It is believed that the crew decided to takeoff from an unsuitable terrain for such aircraft type.
