Mexico City – Tuxpan – Tampico – Brownsville

On April 9, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Mexico City – Tuxpan – Tampico – Brownsville experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Mexicana de Aviación, with the event recorded near Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina Tamaulipas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, one of the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed, killing all five occupants, among them pilot Dennis W. Taylor.

Aircraft reference details include registration M-SCAL.