Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 14 JUL 1955 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-2-243 |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas Unidas SA - LAUSA |
| Registration: | XA-DOB |
| C/n / msn: | 2088 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Oaxaca (Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport (ACA/MMAA), Mexico |
| Oaxaca-Xoxocotlan Airport (OAX/MMOX), Mexico |
Crashed in mountainous terrain.
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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 Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport to Oaxaca-Xoxocotlan Airport as the crow flies is 321 km (201 miles).
Distance from Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport to Oaxaca-Xoxocotlan Airport as the crow flies is 321 km (201 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.
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