Narrative:
Port tire failed on takeoff with a cargo of coffee. The Tri-Motor suffered a runway excursion and came to rest in a bank. Damaged beyond repair.
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1949 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas Guerrero Oaxaca - LAGOSA |
| Registration: | XA-GIJ |
| MSN: | 5-AT-75 |
| First flight: | 1929-08-23 (20 years) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Putla ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Putla Airport, Mexico |
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Port tire failed on takeoff with a cargo of coffee. The Tri-Motor suffered a runway excursion and came to rest in a bank. Damaged beyond repair.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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