Tag: Boeing 727-64 XA-SEJ
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On This Day In 1969: Mexicana Flight 801 suddenly lost altitude moments before landing, struck a railway embankment and killed 27 people despite a routine approach.
On September 21, 1969, Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801 was completing a scheduled international journey from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Mexico City International Airport. The aircraft was a Boeing 727-64 registered XA-SEJ and carried 111 passengers and seven crew members. Many of the passengers were American tourists traveling to Mexico City or Acapulco. As…
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