Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 19 DEC 1996 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: | Airbus A320-231 |
| Operator: | Mexicana |
| Registration: | F-OHMK |
| C/n / msn: | 296 |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2500-A1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 86 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA) (Mexico)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA/MMVA), Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | 170 |
The Airbus ran off the left side of the runway on landing and rolled another 800m before coming to rest agains a concrete structure. The nosegear collapsed. Weather was poor; a.o. heavy rain.
Sources:
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479 / Airclaims
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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 Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 miles).
Distance from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 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.
