Tapachula – Tuxtla Gutierrez – Ixtepec – Oaxaca – Mexico City

On September 26, 1949 at 01:30 PM, Tapachula – Tuxtla Gutierrez – Ixtepec – Oaxaca – Mexico City experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Mexicana de Aviación, with the event recorded near Mt Popocatépetl Puebla.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 24 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot started the descent to Mexico City Airport when the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Popocatépetl, killing all 24 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-DUH, MSN 11725, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.1286°, -98.5033°.