San Cristóbal de Las Casas – Yajalón

On August 25, 1958 at 09:45 AM, San Cristóbal de Las Casas – Yajalón experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas, with the event recorded near Yajalón Chiapas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed San Cristóbal de Las Casas around 0920LT on a flight to Yajalón. While approaching Yajalón Airport, the airplane collided with a second Anson registered XB-YUB and also operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas. Inbound from Tuxtla Gutiérrez , the second Anson was carrying nine passengers and a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 17 occupants on both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-YUZ.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 17.1769°, -92.3520°.