- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 31, 1979 |
Time: | 0542 |
Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
Operator: | Western Airlines |
Flight #: | 2605 |
Route: | Los Angeles - Mexico City |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
Registration: | N903WA |
cn / ln: | 46929/107 |
Aboard: | 88 (passengers:77 crew:11) |
Fatalities: | 72 (passengers:63 crew:9) |
Ground: | 1 |
Summary: | The aircraft struck a vehicle after landing on a closed runway in fog. The tower warned the flight three times about the closed runway. Non-compliance with the meteorological minima for the approach procedure, as cleared. Failure to comply with the aircraft's operating procedures during the approach phase, and landing on a runway closed to traffic. |
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