Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940
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Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940, operated by Mexicana de Aviación, was a scheduled international flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles with stopovers in Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán on March 31, 1986, utilizing a Boeing 727-200 registered as XA-MEM,[1] when the plane crashed into El Carbón, a mountain in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range northwest of Mexico City, killing everyone on board.[2] With 167 deaths, the crash of Flight 940 is the deadliest aviation disaster ever to occur on Mexican soil, and the deadliest involving a Boeing 727.[1][3]
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Accident | |
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Date | March 31, 1986 |
Summary | In-flight fire due to maintenance error, leading to loss of hydraulic and electrical systems |
Site | Sierra Madre Occidental, near Maravatío, Michoacán, Mexico 19°50′05.2″N 100°18′27.3″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-264 |
Aircraft name | Veracruz |
Operator | Mexicana de Aviacion |
Registration | XA-MEM |
Flight origin | Benito Juárez International Airport |
1st stopover | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport |
Last stopover | General Rafael Buelna International Airport |
Destination | Los Angeles International Airport |
Occupants | 167 |
Passengers | 159 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 167 |
Survivors | 0 |
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