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The airplane was probably involved in a drug smuggling flight. For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed 3 km from Santa Lucia AFB, north of Mexico City. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all three occupants were not found.

Probable cause:

Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined.

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Crash of a Douglas R4D-3 near Villa del Carbón: 18 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1968

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Aerovias Rojas

Registration:

XA-GEV

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

Schedule:

Aguascalientes – Mexico City

MSN:

7339

YOM:

1942

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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.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 at Santa Lucía AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1966

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

6006

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Santa Lucía - Santa Lucía

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Santa Lucía Airbase. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase in a limited visibility due to fog, the airplane collided with a Mexican Air Force North American T-28 Trojan registered 793. While the pilot of the Trojan was able to make an emergency landing, the C-47 went out of control and crashed, killing both pilots.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Ixtlahuaca de Rayón: 22 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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6014

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Flight

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Military

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Crashed on a mountainous area located near Ixtlahuaca de Rayón, about 33 km north of Toluca. All 22 occupants were killed.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1936 at 1106 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ford 5

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XA-BCB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Mountains

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Mexico City - Guatemala City

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5-AT-012

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1928

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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.

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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 Lockheed 5 Vega in Ixtlahuaca de Rayón: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1931 at 0730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 5 Vega

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Plain, Valley

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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.