1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 26, 1949 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Popocatepetl |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator | Mexicana de Aviacion |
| Registration | XA-DUH |
| Flight origin | Tuxtla Gutierrez |
| 1st stopover | Ixtepec, Oaxaca |
| 2nd stopover | Oaxaca City |
| 3rd stopover | Tapachula |
| Destination | Mexico City |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash was an aviation accident on September 26, 1949, when a Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3 en route to Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico crashed into the Popocatepetl volcano, killing all 23 people on board. The aircraft, registered as XA-DUH,[1] was flying from Tapachula on a route that originated in Tuxtla Gutierrez with intermediate stops in Ixtepec and Oaxaca. The dead included actress Blanca Estela Pavon and senator Gabriel Ramos Millan.[2]
The DC-3's pilot was identified as Alfonso Reboul Lasscassies.[3]
Accident[]
The DC-3 left Tapachula at 12:40 local time, for a one hour flight. According to investigations, the DC-3 flying the route that day faced severe turbulence as it arrived over Mexico City. The pilot communicated with an air force base, telling them they were near the volcano.[4]
The airplane was completely destroyed.[5]
Other information[]
The famous Mexican writer and later politician, Andrés Henestrosa, was supposed to be on the flight with his friend, senator Ramos Millan. Henestrosa had a premonition and he boarded a train to Mexico City instead.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A XA-DUH Mount Popocatepetl". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Blanca Estela Pavón y el campesino que informó su muerte a orillas del Popo". 24 August 2017.
- ^ "La trágica muerte de Blanca Estela Pavón en el Popocatépetl: "presintió" que su fin se acercaba". 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Viaje sin regreso. Así quedó la avioneta donde Blanca Estela Pavón murió trágicamente".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: El Triste Final De Blanca Estela Pavón. La Chorreada. YouTube.
- ^ "Especial: Así murió Blanca Estela Pavón, entrañable compañera de Infante". 12 November 2019.
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