- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 27, 1981
Time: ?
Location: Chihuahua, Mexico
Operator: Aeromexico
Flight #: 230
Route: Monterey - Chihuahua
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Registration: XA-DEN
cn / ln: 47621/729
Aboard: 66   (passengers:60  crew:6)
Fatalities: 32   (passengers:30  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: While landing in adverse weather conditions, the aircraft landed right of the runway, bounced and struck the ground. The fuselage broke in two and caught fire. Thunderstorms and strong turbulence in the area associated with a tropical air mass.
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