Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 XA-BOP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328788
 

Date:Saturday 9 September 1978
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator:Lineas Aéreas del Centro
Registration: XA-BOP
MSN: 18
Year of manufacture:1966
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Fatalities:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 21
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:65 km W of Mexico City -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX)
Destination airport:Morelia Airport (MLM/MMMM)
Narrative:
Crashed near a highway in mountainous terrain.

Sources:

Winnipeg Free Press, 11-9-1978
El Siglo de Torreon, 11-9-1978

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