TAESA Flight 725
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9, same type of the aircraft involved | |
Accident summary | |
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Date | 9 November 1999 |
Summary | Slat Malfunction |
Site | Uruapan, Mexico |
Passengers | 13 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 18 (all) |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
Operator | TAESA |
Registration | XA-TKN |
Flight origin | Uruapan |
TAESA Flight 725 covered the Tijuana–Mexico City route with a stop in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. A McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-31 used to fly this route. On November 9, 1999, flight 725 went down a few minutes after leaving the Uruapan International Airport en route to Mexico City. 18 people were killed in the accident.[1]
Crash investigators determined that the pilots of Flight 725 didn't use the checklists prior to departure. During climbout, the pilots became confused about what heading to take during a standard instrument departure. Spatial disorientation was believed to be one factor in the crash of Flight 725.[2]
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