XB-AHF

On December 3, 1934 at 12:00 AM, XB-AHF experienced a crash involving Travel Air 6000, operated by Benigno Serrato García, with the event recorded near Ario de Rosales Michoacán.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Morelia on a liaison flight within the State of Michoacán, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Ario de Rosales. The pilot Carlos Drayton, the mechanic and a adjutant (personal assistant to the General) were injured while the General Benigno Serrato García, Governor of the State of Michoacán, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-AHF, MSN 968, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.2070°, -101.7092°.