Douglas DC-3 crash, Dec 16, 1949 (17 killed), Orizaba Ver...
Douglas DC-3 accident on December 16, 1949 near Orizaba Veracruz, Mexico with 17 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft deviated from its route before...
- Date: December 16, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Orizaba Veracruz, Mexico
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft deviated from its route before striking the mountain.
A Mexicana de Aviacion DC 3 XA-DUK on a scheduled service struck Cerro del Borrego near Orizaba, Veracruz, on 16 December 1949. All 17 people on board were killed.