- Date
- April 7, 1962
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Injuries
- 104 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8275HDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144133
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0045 62/4/7 MEXICO CITY,MEX DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1825 N8275H PX- 0 0 95 43, 10325 TOTAL HOURS, 98 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GUATEMALA CITY,GUAT HOUSTON,TEX MEXICO CITY,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- IMPROPERLY EXECUTED GO-AROUND. ACFT SCRAPED RWY,WHEELS UP. CONT FLT AND LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8275H
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Central