Date & Time:
May 13, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting an illegal flight and was attempting to land on a clandestine airstrip when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Both occupants were killed. The aircraft was carrying a load of electronic equipment.