Douglas DC-3 crash, Jan 29, 1986 (21 killed), Las Lomitas
Douglas DC-3 accident on January 29, 1986 near Las Lomitas, Sinaloa, Mexico with 21 fatalities. Cause: The crew descended in fog after visibility fell...
- Date: January 29, 1986
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Las Lomitas, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew descended in fog after visibility fell below minimums, failed to recognise that their altitude was insufficient on approach, and struck a mountain near the airfield.
A Douglas DC-3 operated by Aero California on a scheduled passenger flight from Villa Constitucion to Los Mochis descended in fog and diverted to Las Lomitas, where it struck a mountain while on approach on 29 January 1986. All 21 people aboard, 18 passengers and 3 crew, were killed.