- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 26, 1949
Time: 13:30
Location: Mt. Popocatepetl, Mexico
Operator: Mexicana
Flight #: ?
Route: Tapacula - Mexico City
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: XA-DUH
cn / ln: 11725
Aboard: 24   (passengers:21  crew:3)
Fatalities: 24   (passengers:21  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into a 15,000 ft. snow covered volcano, Mt. Popocatepetl. Flying VFR in IFR conditions.
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