Aviation Crash Map

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTF

26 January 2004 · Mexico City, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 26 January 2004 at about 22:07 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registered PP-VTF, operated by Varig Airlines, was involved in an incident near Mexico City, Mexico. 193 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:07
Classification
Incident
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Registration
PP-VTF
Category
Airplane
Operator
Varig Airlines
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sao Paolo → Mexico City
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
NTSB number
FTW04WA066

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
193 0 0 0 193

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.

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All 42 records for this type

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