Aeroméxico Flight 230 experienced a hard landing at Chihuahua Airport on July 27, 1981. Thirty-two people were killed when the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 jet aircraft was heavily damaged by impact with the ground and fire on approach in high winds.

Aeroméxico Flight 230

Flight 230 in flames after running off the runway.
Runway overrun
Date	27 July 1981
Summary	Runway excursion due to bad weather
Site	Chihuahua International Airport, Chihuahua, Mexico
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Aircraft name	Yucatan
Operator	Aeromexico
Registration	XA-DEN
Flight origin	Monterey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
Destination	Chihuahua International Airport
Occupants	66
Passengers	60
Crew	6
Fatalities	32 (30 passengers, 2 crew)
Injuries	34
Survivors	34

Aircraft involved

The plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, (Registration XA-DEN), was delivered to Aeromexico in May of 1974, and was named Yucatan. At the time of the crash, it was 7 years old.[1]

Accident sequence

The flight was uneventful until landing at Chihuahua. There were isolated cumulonimbus clouds with strong squalls and showers during approach and landing. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced once and struck the ground; the aircraft then slid off the runway, broke up and caught on fire. Thirty-four passengers and crew were able to flee the wreckage; the smoke and fire caused the deaths of those that remained trapped.[2][3]

See also

• Swissair Flight 316 another fatal aviation crash where an aircraft overran the runway.

References

External links

• 36 Killed and 28 Hurt In Crash of Mexican Jet – The New York Times

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