TAESA Flight 725

TAESA flight 725
Accident summary
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]

References

External links

Boeing Expresses Condolences After TAESA Accident - Boeing

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