Cozumel - Cancún

On February 18, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Cozumel - Cancún experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by Aerocaribe - Aerovias Caribe, with the event recorded near Cancún Quintana Roo.

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.

43 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 43 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 40, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard at Cancún Airport, causing the right main gear to collapsed upon touchdown. The aircraft came to rest on the runway and was damaged beyond repair. All 43 occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-MCJ, MSN 90, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.1436°, -86.8612°.