Aeroméxico Flight 229 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 that crashed into the side of a mountain while on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on 20 June 1973. There were no survivors among the 27 passengers and crew.[1]

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Aeroméxico Flight 229

Aeroméxico DC-9-15 XA-SOJ, sister ship of the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	20 June 1973
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Near Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
Aircraft name	Coahuila
Operator	Aeroméxico
Registration	XA-SOC
Flight origin	Houston-Intercontinental Airport
1st stopover	General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
Last stopover	Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
Destination	Mexico City International Airport
Occupants	27
Passengers	22
Crew	5
Fatalities	27 (all)
Survivors	0

Accident

The accident aircraft was on a passenger flight from Houston-Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) in Houston, Texas to Mexico City International Airport via General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico, and Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta. The aircraft was nearing Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz when the flight was cleared for approach and landing on runway 04. At 22:47, during the approach, the aircraft flew into the side of Las Minas Mountain, 20 miles (32 km) SSE of the Puerto Vallarta airport. The aircraft broke up and caught fire, killing all 27 passengers and crew.[1]

See also

• Prinair Flight 277
• CFIT

References

External links

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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