1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash

The 1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash was an aviation accident which took place on September 26, 1949, when a Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3 aircraft, registered as XA-DUH, en route to Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico from Tapachula during a flight that had originated in Tuxtla Gutierrez with intermediary stops in Ixtepec and Oaxaca, crashed into the Popocatepetl volcano, killing all 23 people on board, including its pilot, co-pilot and flight attendant as well as actress Blanca Estela Pavon and senator Gabriel Ramos Millan.[1]

Actress Blanca Estela Pavón
1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash
Douglas DC-3 similar to accident aircraft
Accident
DateSeptember 26, 1949
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SitePopocatepetl
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-3
OperatorMexicana de Aviacion
RegistrationXA-DUH
Flight originTuxtla Gutierrez
1st stopoverIxtepec, Oaxaca
2nd stopoverOaxaca City
3rd stopoverTapachula
DestinationMexico City
Occupants23
Passengers20
Crew3
Fatalities23
Survivors0

The DC-3's pilot was identified as Alfonso Reboul Lasscassies.[2]

Accident

The DC-3 left Tapachula at 12:40 local time, for a one hour flight. According to investigations, the DC-3 flying the route that day faced severe turbulence as it arrived over Mexico City. The pilot communicated with an air force base, telling them they were near the volcano.[3]

The airplane was completely destroyed.[4]

Other information

The famous Mexican writer and later politician, Andrés Henestrosa, was supposed to be on the flight with his friend, senator Ramos Millan. Henestrosa had a premonition and he boarded a train to Mexico City instead.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Blanca Estela Pavón y el campesino que informó su muerte a orillas del Popo". 24 August 2017.
  2. "La trágica muerte de Blanca Estela Pavón en el Popocatépetl: "presintió" que su fin se acercaba". 19 May 2021.
  3. "Viaje sin regreso. Así quedó la avioneta donde Blanca Estela Pavón murió trágicamente".
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: El Triste Final De Blanca Estela Pavón. La Chorreada. YouTube.
  5. "Especial: Así murió Blanca Estela Pavón, entrañable compañera de Infante". 12 November 2019.


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