Brownsville - Brownsville

On May 5, 1954 at 03:00 PM, Brownsville - Brownsville experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Cruillas Tamaulipas.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a training mission out from Brownsville Airport, a mission consisting of a familiarization with new navigation techniques. Enroute, the airplane hit a ridge located in the municipality of Cruillas, Tamaulipas. All ten crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 59143, MSN 59143, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.6528°, -98.4939°.