Douglas DC-9 crash, Nov 9, 1999 (18 killed), Uruapan-Gene...
Douglas DC-9 accident on November 9, 1999 near Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico with 18 fatalities. Cause: Over-rotation and an...
- Date: November 9, 1999
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Over-rotation and an excessive climb angle led to a stall and spatial disorientation on an instrument departure, aggravated by checklist and crew resource management failures. A possible slat asymmetry indication was not properly handled.
A TAESA DC-9-31 on a scheduled service from Tijuana to Mexico City departed Uruapan and climbed at an excessive angle. It stalled, entered a dive and crashed in an avocado plantation about 5 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 people aboard were killed.