Uruapan – Lázaro Cárdenas
Flight / Schedule
Uruapan – Lázaro Cárdenas
Aircraft
Embraer EMB-110 BandeiranteRegistration
XC-COX
MSN
110-192
Year of Manufacture
1978
Operator
Transporte Aéreo FederalDate
August 31, 1988 at 10:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Arteaga Michoacán
Region
Central America • Mexico
Coordinates
18.3476°, -102.2949°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 31, 1988 at 10:00 AM, Uruapan – Lázaro Cárdenas experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by Transporte Aéreo Federal, with the event recorded near Arteaga Michoacán.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
20 people were known to be on board, 20 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: 18, passenger fatalities: 18, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Uruapan to Lázaro Cárdenas, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located about 15 km from Arteaga, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 20 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration XC-COX, MSN 110-192, year of manufacture 1978.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.3476°, -102.2949°.
Fatalities
Total
20
Crew
2
Passengers
18
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Uruapan to Lázaro Cárdenas, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located about 15 km from Arteaga, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 20 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
18
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 20
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Uruapan – Lázaro Cárdenas
Operator
Transporte Aéreo FederalFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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