Aeroméxico Flight 229 was a
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast, single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced as the Douglas DC-9 prior to August 1967, after which point the company had merged with McDonnell ...
that crashed into the side of a mountain while on approach to
Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (), simply known as Puerto Vallarta International Airport (), is an international airport serving Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. It serves as a gateway to the Mexican tourist destination of ...
in
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the Bahía de Banderas on the Pacific coast of the Mexico, Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara ...
, Mexico, on 20 June 1973. There were no survivors among the 27 passengers and crew.
Accident
The accident aircraft was on a
passenger flight
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
from Houston-Intercontinental Airport (now
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an international airport in Houston, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Initially named Houston Intercontinental Airport upon its opening in 1969, it was renamed in ho ...
) in Houston, Texas to
Mexico City International Airport
Mexico City International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez'' (Benito Juárez International Airport) is the primary international airport serving Greater Mexico City. It is the List of the busiest airports in Me ...
via
Monterrey International Airport
General Mariano Escobedo International Airport () , simply known as Monterrey International Airport (), is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico serving Monterrey metropolitan area, Greater Monterrey. It operates fli ...
in Monterrey, Mexico, and Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta. The aircraft was nearing Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz airport when the flight was cleared for approach and landing on runway 04. At 22:47, during the approach, the aircraft flew into the side of Las Minas Mountain, SSE of the Puerto Vallarta airport. The aircraft broke up and caught fire, killing all 27 passengers and crew.
Alejandro Rojano was the Air Traffic Controller, reported missing aircraft at 22:50 PM to the main offices of RAMSA in Mexico City. After complete investigation was completed, it was discovered that the pilot did not reduce the velocity of the aircraft doing the descending pattern.
See also
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Prinair Flight 277
Prinair Flight 277 was a regular passenger flight by Puerto Rican airline Prinair, between Cyril E. King Airport, Harry S. Truman Airport in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Isla Verde Internati ...
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CFIT
In aviation, a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT; usually ) is an accident in which an airworthy aircraft, fully under pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a body of water or other obstacle. In a typical CFIT scenario, th ...
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1973
Aviation accidents and incidents in Mexico
Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
1973 in Mexico
June 1973 in Mexico
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