Guerrero Negro - Isla de Cedros

On December 20, 1997 at 02:40 PM, Guerrero Negro - Isla de Cedros experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Aerolineas California del Pacifico, with the event recorded near Guerrero Negro Baja California Sur.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

Shortly after takeoff from Guerrero Negro Airport, while climbing, the aircraft nosed down and crashed in the San Jose estuary, few hundred metres offshore. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-CUC, MSN 7377, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.9561°, -114.0575°.