Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Jun 7, 1968, Frontó...
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on June 7, 1968 near Frontón Island Tamaulipas, Mexico with no fatalities.
- Date: June 7, 1968
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Frontón Island Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Douglas C 53 operated by Aerodyne Engineering was flying from Texas toward the Tampico area with two pilots and eight passengers. On final approach the crew started a missed approach, but the aircraft stalled and struck the ground short of the runway threshold. All ten occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.