Yajalón – Tuxtla Gutierrez

On April 13, 1957 at 01:25 PM, Yajalón – Tuxtla Gutierrez experienced a crash involving Douglas B-18 Bolo, operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas, with the event recorded near Petalcingo Chiapas.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Five minutes after its takeoff from Yajalón, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain and crashed near Petalcingo, Chiapas. All five occupants were killed. The airplane was performing a cargo flight to Tuxtla Gutierrez, carrying a load of 50 sacks of coffee for a total weight of 2,5 tons. It is believed that an engine failed during initial climb, probably because the aircraft was overloaded. Crew: Enrique McCormick Curiel, pilot, Adrian Castillo, copilot, Margarito Valdez, mechanic. Passengers: Christobal Monzon, Enrique McCormick Sanchez Jr.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-KAP.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 17.2258°, -92.4143°.