Mexico City – Chetumal

On March 5, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Mexico City – Chetumal experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by Mexicana de Aviación, with the event recorded near San Martín Veracruz.

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

12 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, while flying over the State of Veracruz, pilots encountered very bad weather with heavy rain falls. Due to poor visibility, the captain decide to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the three engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area located near San Martín. While all 12 occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-BCW, MSN 5-AT-045, year of manufacture 26.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.1642°, -94.5558°.