Aeroméxico Flight 110
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Date8 November 1981
SummaryCrashed during emergency descent due to pilot error following cabin depressurization
Site
- Sierra de Guerro, 65 km east of Zihuatanejo, Mexico
- 17°39′12″N 100°57′15″W / 17.653247°N 100.954056°W
AircrafttypeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
![](#/media/File:753_McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9-32_XA-DEO_"Tijuana",_AeroMexico.jpg) XA-DEO, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1976 | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 8 November 1981 |
| Summary | Crashed during emergency descent due to pilot error following cabin depressurization |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Aircraft name | Tijuana |
| Operator | Aeroméxico |
| IATA flight No. | AM110 |
| ICAO flight No. | AMX110 |
| Call sign | AEROMEXICO 110 |
| Registration | XA-DEO |
| Flight origin | Acapulco International Airport, Acapulco, Mexico |
| Destination | Guadalajara International Airport, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 18 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroméxico Flight 110 was a scheduled domestic commercial flight from Acapulco to Guadalajara. On November 8, 1981, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the flight experienced a cabin decompression and crashed near Zihuatanejo while initiating an emergency descent, killing all 18 people on board.[1]
The aircraft involved was a DC-9-32 that was delivered to Aeroméxico in 1974 and was named Tijuana. It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 turbofan engines.[citation needed]