Tijuana – Guadalajara – Uruapan – Mexico City
Flight / Schedule
Tijuana – Guadalajara – Uruapan – Mexico City
Aircraft
Douglas DC-9Registration
XA-TKN
MSN
47418
Year of Manufacture
1970
Date
November 9, 1999 at 07:03 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Michoacán
Region
Central America • Mexico
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 9, 1999 at 07:03 PM, Tijuana – Guadalajara – Uruapan – Mexico City experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Transportes Aéreos Ejecutivos - TAESA, with the event recorded near Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Michoacán.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a service from Tijuana to Mexico City with intermediate stops in Guadalajara and Uruapan, carrying 13 passengers and a crew of five. It departed Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport runway 20 at 1859LT on the last leg to Mexico City. After liftoff, the crew was cleared to climb to 5,000 feet and while at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, the aircraft adopted a high angle of attack then stalled, entered a dive and crashed in an avocado plantation located 5,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration XA-TKN, MSN 47418, year of manufacture 1970.
Fatalities
Total
18
Crew
5
Passengers
13
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was completing a service from Tijuana to Mexico City with intermediate stops in Guadalajara and Uruapan, carrying 13 passengers and a crew of five. It departed Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport runway 20 at 1859LT on the last leg to Mexico City. After liftoff, the crew was cleared to climb to 5,000 feet and while at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, the aircraft adopted a high angle of attack then stalled, entered a dive and crashed in an avocado plantation located 5,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
13
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 18
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Tijuana – Guadalajara – Uruapan – Mexico City
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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