Accident Details
A twin-engine airplane operating an ambulance flight from Mérida Airport to Galveston crashed into the Bay of Galveston. The aircraft was on approach to Runway 14 at Galveston-Scholes Airport when the crew encountered thick fog. The airplane went out of control and crashed approximately 3 kilometers north of the airfield.
The flight was carrying four Mexican Navy officers and four civilians, including a two-year-old pediatric burn patient and his mother.
Rescue and Victims
Two women, among them the patient's mother, were rescued from the crash. The other six occupants—the patient, the remaining civilian, and the four Navy officers—were killed. The exact circumstances of the rescue and any injuries sustained by the survivors were not detailed.