Beechcraft 80 Queen Air crash, Jun 16, 1978 (5 killed), M...
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air accident on June 16, 1978 near Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico with 5 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: June 16, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
- Location: Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure for undetermined reasons.
A Beechcraft Queen Air on an executive flight from Tampico to Martinez de la Torre, with a stop in Mexico City, lost an engine on final approach. It struck antennas and rooftops and crashed in flames in the Jardin Balbuena district about 3 km short of runway 05. Five of the six occupants were killed.