Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Apr 15, 1957 (5 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on April 15, 1957 near Mérida Yucatán, Mexico with 5 fatalities. Cause: An engine failed about five minutes after...
- Date: April 15, 1957
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Mérida Yucatán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failed about five minutes after takeoff and the aircraft spiralled down.
A converted Consolidated Liberator freighter took off from Merida for Mexico City on 15 April 1957 with the Mexican actor and singer Pedro Infante aboard. About five minutes after takeoff an engine failed and the aircraft spiralled down into a street. Five people were killed: the three aboard and two on the ground.