Veracruz – Minatitlán

On July 3, 1955 at 09:05 AM, Veracruz – Minatitlán experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas, with the event recorded near San Andrés Tuxtla Veracruz.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. A double engine failure in flight forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed on a hill located near San Andrés Tuxtla and was damaged beyond repair. All four occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-FON, MSN 5-AT-103, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.4364°, -95.2195°.