Campeche – Mérida

On September 14, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Campeche – Mérida experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Transportes Aéreos Mexicanos - TAMSA, with the event recorded near Mérida Yucatán.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Mérida-Rejon Airport, the crew encountered foggy conditions. While flying too low, the airplane hit a steel tower, lost a wing and crashed in a wooded area. A pilot was killed while the second one was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-GIO, MSN 13113, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.9657°, -89.6311°.