Jalapa Enríquez – Córdoba – Veracruz

On July 26, 1946 at 08:30 AM, Jalapa Enríquez – Córdoba – Veracruz experienced a crash involving Fairchild Pilgrim 100A, operated by Empresa Commercial Aéreas de Veracruz, with the event recorded near Huatusco Veracruz.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute, the pilot encountered technical problems with the engine and elected to return to Jalapa Enríquez Airport. Eventually, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a prairie located in Huatusco. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-DEJ.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.1453°, -96.9591°.