Mexico City - Poza Rica
Flight / Schedule
Mexico City - Poza Rica
Aircraft
Convair CV-240Registration
XC-DOK
MSN
71
Year of Manufacture
1948
Operator
Comisión Federal de ElectricidadDate
January 25, 1970 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Poza Rica Veracruz
Region
Central America • Mexico
Coordinates
20.5365°, -97.4618°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 25, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Mexico City - Poza Rica experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad, with the event recorded near Poza Rica Veracruz.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
19 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 94.7%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was chartered by the government to carry a delegation of 15 journalists from Mexico City to Poza Rica to cover the presidential campaign of the candidate Luis Echeverría Álvarez. On approach to Poza Rica, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and was unable to locate the runway. The captain decided to find a hole in the clouds and started the descent when the airplane struck the Vega Hill located six km east of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and a passenger (Jesús Kramsky) was seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed. Passenger list: Adolfo Olmedo Luna (Ovations), † Mario Rojas Cedeño (El Sol de Mexico), † Hernán Porragas (El Sol de Mexico), † José Zárate Droit (El Sol de Mexico), † Lorenzo B. Hernández (El Sol de Mexico), † José Falconi C. (El Heraldo de México), † Jesús Kramsky (El Heraldo de México), Ismael Casasola T. (El Heraldo de México), † Eduardo Quiroz G. (El Heraldo de México), † Rafael Moya R. (El Heraldo de México), † Ruben Ochoa Porras (Fans), † Rodolfo Martínez (La Prensa), † Jesús Figueroa M. B. (La Prensa), † Jaime Gonzalez H. (Excelsior), † Miguel de los Santos (Agencia Pimsa). †
Aircraft reference details include registration XC-DOK, MSN 71, year of manufacture 1948.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.5365°, -97.4618°.
Fatalities
Total
18
Crew
4
Passengers
14
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane was chartered by the government to carry a delegation of 15 journalists from Mexico City to Poza Rica to cover the presidential campaign of the candidate Luis Echeverría Álvarez. On approach to Poza Rica, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and was unable to locate the runway. The captain decided to find a hole in the clouds and started the descent when the airplane struck the Vega Hill located six km east of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and a passenger (Jesús Kramsky) was seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed. Passenger list: Adolfo Olmedo Luna (Ovations), † Mario Rojas Cedeño (El Sol de Mexico), † Hernán Porragas (El Sol de Mexico), † José Zárate Droit (El Sol de Mexico), † Lorenzo B. Hernández (El Sol de Mexico), † José Falconi C. (El Heraldo de México), † Jesús Kramsky (El Heraldo de México), Ismael Casasola T. (El Heraldo de México), † Eduardo Quiroz G. (El Heraldo de México), † Rafael Moya R. (El Heraldo de México), † Ruben Ochoa Porras (Fans), † Rodolfo Martínez (La Prensa), † Jesús Figueroa M. B. (La Prensa), † Jaime Gonzalez H. (Excelsior), † Miguel de los Santos (Agencia Pimsa). †
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
15
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
94.7%
Known people on board: 19
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Mexico City - Poza Rica
Operator
Comisión Federal de ElectricidadFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
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