Date: | Tuesday 24 December 1957 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lascurain No.4 Aura |
Owner/operator: | Ángel Lascuráin y Osio |
Registration: | XB-ZEU |
MSN: | |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Total airframe hrs: | 16 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Mexico City International Airport (MEX) -
Mexico
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
Destination airport: | Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
Narrative:The Lascurain No.4 Aura prototype was being operated on a test flight by pilot Carlos Castillo Segura (35). He was accompanied by the designer and builder of the aircraft, Ángel Lascuráin y Osio (76).
After takeoff both engines failed. The air pilot attempted to return to the airfield but the landing gear hit a ditch and the aircraft impacted terrain inverted.
Sources:
elbiplano.com Location
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