Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 14, 1953 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 14, 1953 near Mérida Yucatán, Mexico with 1 fatality. Cause: The approach was flown too low in fog..
- Date: September 14, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mérida Yucatán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The approach was flown too low in fog.
A TAMSA DC 3 cargo flight from Campeche was approaching Merida Rejon Airport in fog. Flying too low, it hit a steel tower, lost a wing and crashed in a wooded area. One pilot was killed and the other was injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.