Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 01 SEP 1951 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Mexicana |
| Registration: | XA-JOR |
| C/n / msn: | 43211/167 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Texcoco (Mexico) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
The DC-6 force landed in a drained lake while on approach to Mexico City. There was about 1m of water in the lake because of recent heavy rainfall.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 2484 km (1552 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 2484 km (1552 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
