Mexico City - Mexico City
Flight / Schedule
Mexico City - Mexico City
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.4Registration
11
Date
November 28, 1933 at 09:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City
Region
Central America • Mexico
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 28, 1933 at 09:00 AM, Mexico City - Mexico City experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, with the event recorded near Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 11 and named Tabasco collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 13 and named Chiapas, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 11.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 11 and named Tabasco collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 13 and named Chiapas, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Mexico City - Mexico City
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.4Registration
11
