| - | 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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