XB-AEH
Flight / Schedule
XB-AEH
Aircraft
Bellanca CH-300 PacemakerRegistration
XB-AEH
MSN
171
Year of Manufacture
1929
Date
June 7, 1934 at 11:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Villaflores Chiapas
Region
Central America • Mexico
Coordinates
16.4686°, -93.4380°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On June 7, 1934 at 11:00 AM, XB-AEH experienced a crash involving Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker, operated by Compañia Aeronautica Francisco Sarabia SA - CAFSSA, with the event recorded near Villaflores Chiapas.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
8 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 87.5%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was completing a taxi flight with seven passengers and one pilot. On approach, the pilot elected to avoid cows walking across the runway when he lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. A child was injured and seven other occupants were killed, among them the pilot Howard Fisher Maish.
Aircraft reference details include registration XB-AEH, MSN 171, year of manufacture 1929.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 16.4686°, -93.4380°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
1
Passengers
6
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane was completing a taxi flight with seven passengers and one pilot. On approach, the pilot elected to avoid cows walking across the runway when he lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. A child was injured and seven other occupants were killed, among them the pilot Howard Fisher Maish.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
7
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
87.5%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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