Brownsville - Corpus Christi

On May 6, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Brownsville - Corpus Christi experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Caricitas Tamaulipas.

The flight was categorized as military 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 listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left Brownsville Airport on a navigation training mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Few minutes after his departure, the crew informed ground about his position southeast of Brownsville, enroute to Corpus Christi. As the radio contact was lost and the airplane failed to arrive in Corpus Christi, SAR operations were conducted. The wreckage was found on the slope of a 3,000 feet high mountain near Caricitas, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all ten crew members were killed. For unknown reason, the aircraft was not following the assigned track for Corpus Christi. Crew: Lt Donald G. Teifer +9.

Aircraft reference details include registration 59106, MSN 59106, year of manufacture 1944.