Puerto Vallarta – Talpa de Allende – Mascota – Guadalajara

On March 8, 1955 at 01:40 PM, Puerto Vallarta – Talpa de Allende – Mascota – Guadalajara experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Mexicana de Aviación, with the event recorded near Talpa de Allende Jalisco.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

26 people were known to be on board, 26 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 23, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Talpa de Allende Airport in marginal weather conditions, the airplane hit the slope of the Cerro del Cabre located about 20 km northwest of the airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 26 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-DIK, MSN 3992, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.3906°, -104.8218°.