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 Popocatépetl volcano, killing all 24 people on board. The aircraft, registered as XA-DUH,[1] was flying from Tapachula on a route that originated in Tuxtla Gutiérrez with intermediate stops in Ixtepec and Oaxaca. The dead included actress Blanca Estela Pavón and senator Gabriel Ramos Millan.[2] The DC-3's pilot was identified as Alfonso Reboul Lasscassies.[3]
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 26, 1949 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Popocatépetl |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3A |
| Operator | Mexicana de Aviacion |
| Registration | XA-DUH |
| Flight origin | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| 1st stopover | Ixtepec, Oaxaca |
| 2nd stopover | Oaxaca City |
| 3rd stopover | Tapachula |
| Destination | Mexico City |
| Occupants | 24 |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Accident
editThe DC-3 left Tapachula at 12:40 local time, for a one hour flight to Mexico City. 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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" [Blanca Estela Pavón and the peasant who reported her death on the banks of the Popo] (in Spanish). 24 August 2017.
- ^ "La trágica muerte de Blanca Estela Pavón en el Popocatépetl: "presintió" que su fin se acercaba" [The tragic death of Blanca Estela Pavón in Popocatépetl: "she had a presentiment" that her end was approaching] (in Spanish). 19 May 2021.
- ^ Barrios, Carlos (2021-07-06). "Viaje sin regreso. Así quedó la avioneta donde Blanca Estela Pavón murió trágicamente" [Trip without return. This is how the plane where Blanca Estela Pavón tragically died] (in Spanish).
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: El Triste Final De Blanca Estela Pavón. La Chorreada [The Sad Ending Of Blanca Estela Pavón. the squirt]. YouTube (in Spanish).
- ^ "Especial: Así murió Blanca Estela Pavón, entrañable compañera de Infante" [Special: This is how Blanca Estela Pavón, Infante's close companion, died] (in Spanish). 12 November 2019.
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