Mexicana Flight 940
Aviation accident
Mexicana Flight 940, was flying from Mexico City to Los Angeles the plane was operated by a Boeing 727 with 159 passengers and 8 crew members on-board. On March 31, 1986 the plane suffered an in-flight fire and crashed near Michoacán, all 167 people on-board were killed, in Mexico's worst air-disaster.
Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 139 | 8 | 147 |
United States | 9 | 0 | 9 |
France | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 159 | 8 | 167 |