United Airlines Douglas DC 10-10 [Flight 232] by RepublicOfCursedPlanes

Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl",[2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico. On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC-06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance. Of the 89 people on board, 72 were killed, in addition to a maintenance worker who died when the plane struck his vehicle.[1]

Accident

Date: October 31, 1979

Cause: Crashed into construction vehicle while landing on a closed runway

Site: Mexico City Int'l Airport,
Mexico City, Mexico
19°26'11?N 99°04'20?W

Total fatalities: 73

Aircraft

Aircraft type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

Operator: Western Airlines

Registration: N903WA

Flight origin: Los Angeles Int'l Airport
Los Angeles, California, United States

Destination: Mexico City Int'l Airport
Mexico City, Mexico

Occupants: 89 [1]:?108?

Passengers: 76 [1]:?108

Crew: 13

Fatalities: 72

Injuries: 15

Survivors: 17 [1]:?108

Ground casualties

Ground fatalities: 1