What happened
On the afternoon of July 27, 1981, Aeromexico Flight 230 was involved in a fatal accident near Mexico. The aircraft, operating as flight number 230, encountered circumstances that led to its destruction. The event resulted in significant loss of life, with official reports confirming thirty-two individuals perished in the crash.
Investigation
The incident is documented within the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset. This database serves as a comprehensive repository for tracking thousands of historical aircraft accidents and occurrences across all eras of powered and unpowered flight. Researchers utilize these records to cross-reference primary investigative sources, enabling the analysis of historical safety trends and the identification of recurring contributing factors over time.
Findings
The primary outcome of this event was the loss of thirty-two lives. The accident remains a part of the broader statistical record used by aviation historians and safety analysts to understand past failures in flight operations.