Historical Events tagged with "mexicana"

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Accidents & Tragedies

Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801 Crash

September 21st, 1969 55 years ago

A Boeing 727-100 operated by Mexicana de Aviación crashed while attempting to land at Mexico City. The incident resulted in the death of 27 people among the 118 occupants on board. The plane was struggling to navigate the challenging airspace of one of the world's busiest airports when it lost altitude and impacted the ground. The pilots attempted to recover, but were unable to prevent the tragedy.

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