Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter crash, Jul 30, 1987 (65 killed)
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter accident on July 30, 1987 near Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico with 65 fatalities....
- Date: July 30, 1987
- Aircraft: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
- Location: Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico
- Fatalities: 65
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Horses moved in the hold during the climb and shifted the center of gravity, and a short circuit then extended the landing gear, increasing drag (Wikipedia).
A Belize Air International Boeing C-97G carrying horses crashed on the Mexico Toluca highway in Mexico City after takeoff from Benito Juarez airport on 30 July 1987. The aircraft was bound for Florida. Sources disagree on the death toll, so no casualty figure is given here.