Aeromexico Flight 230

Flight 230 in flames after running off the runway.
Runway overrun
Date	27 July 1981
Summary	Runway excursion due to bad weather
Site	Chihuahua International Airport , Chihuahua , Mexico
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Aircraft name	Yucatan
Operator	Aeromexico
Registration	XA-DEN
Flight origin	Monterey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
Destination	Chihuahua International Airport
Occupants	66
Passengers	60
Crew	6
Fatalities	32 (30 passengers, 2 crew)
Injuries	34
Survivors	34

Aeromexico Flight 230 experienced a hard landing at Chihuahua International Airport on July 27, 1981. Thirty-two people were killed when the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 jet aircraft was heavily damaged by impact with the ground and fire on approach in high winds.

Aircraft involved [ edit ]

The plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, (Registration XA-DEN), was delivered to Aeromexico in May of 1974, and was named Yucatan. At the time of the crash, it was 7 years old. ^[1]

Accident sequence [ edit ]

The flight was uneventful until landing at Chihuahua . There were isolated cumulonimbus clouds with strong squalls and showers during approach and landing. Upon touchdown , the aircraft bounced once and struck the ground; the aircraft then slid off the runway , broke up and caught on fire. Thirty-four passengers and crew were able to flee the wreckage; the smoke and fire caused the deaths of those that remained trapped. ^{[2] [3]}

See also [ edit ]

• Swissair Flight 316 another fatal aviation crash where an aircraft overran the runway.

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• 36 Killed and 28 Hurt In Crash of Mexican Jet ? The New York Times

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