XA-NUS

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • December 24, 1966AccidentHull loss

    The approach to Mexico City-Benito Juárez Airport was completed by night. In poor visibility, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low and led the aircraft pass below the glide until it struck the ground. At impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane broke in two before coming to rest in the Texcoco dry lake. All 109 occupants were rescued, 28 of them were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Probable cause (official findings): Wrong approach configuration.

    Douglas DC-8