Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, May 21, 1981 (24 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on May 21, 1981 near Mt Pinarete, Oaxaca, Mexico with 24 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while...
- Date: May 21, 1981
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Mt Pinarete, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while cruising in cloud.
A Convair CV-440 Metropolitan of Aero León, flying a scheduled service from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca, struck the slope of Mt Pinarete while cruising in cloud. All 24 occupants were killed.