Aeroméxico Flight 230
Appearance
Chihuahua International Airport | |
Occupants | 66 |
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Passengers | 60 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 32 (30 passengers, 2 crew) |
Injuries | 34 |
Survivors | 34 |
Aeroméxico Flight 230 experienced a
Chihuahua International Airport on July 27, 1981. Thirty-two people were killed when the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
jet aircraft was heavily damaged by impact with the ground and fire on approach in high winds.
Aircraft involved
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, (Registration XA-DEN), was delivered to Aeromexico in May of 1974, and was named Yucatan. At the time of the crash, it was 7 years old.[1]
Accident sequence
The flight was uneventful until landing at
squalls and showers during approach and landing. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced once and struck the ground; the aircraft then slid off the runway, broke up and caught on fire. Thirty-four passengers and crew were able to flee the wreckage; the smoke and fire caused the deaths of those that remained trapped.[2][3]
See also
- Swissair Flight 316 another fatal aviation crash where an aircraft overran the runway.
References
- ^ "XA-DEN Aeromexico McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30".
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 XA-DEN Chihuahua Airport (CUU)
- ^ "270781.htm". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
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