Douglas DC-3 N28343
17 August 1966 · Merida Mex, Mexico · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1966 at about 17:10 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N28343, operated by Lauderdale LEA, was involved in an accident during in flight near Merida Mex, Mexico. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merida Mex, Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N28343
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lauderdale LEA
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | El Dorado Ark, Arkansas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Norfolk Nebr, Nebraska, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Long Beach, Mississippi, United States | McCoy Flying S | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Nov 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Rapid City S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Merida Mexico, Mexico | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Cessna 182 | Mulege Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1966 | Beechcraft 35 | San Quintin Mex, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | San Felipe Mex, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1966 | Cessna 180 | Llano Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1966 | Cessna 337 | Monterrey Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |