Cancún - Cancún

On May 15, 1993 at 09:32 AM, Cancún - Cancún experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Carga del Caribe, with the event recorded near Cozumel Quintana Roo.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Cancún Airport at 0922LT on a post maintenance check flight. The crew consisting of three engineers and two pilots was supposed to make several engine tests and verification in flight. The aircraft departed Cancún and continued to the south to Cozumel where it was supposed to make an approach (no landing planned) before returning to Cancún. While approaching Cozumel Island, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and rain falls. In limited visibility, the aircraft descended below the prescribed altitude of 2,000 feet until it crashed in the sea some 22 km north of Cozumel Airport. The copilot and a passenger were seriously injured while the captain was killed. Two other passengers were not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-SEA, MSN 43825, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.4678°, -86.9747°.