The aircraft, registered as XA-DUH,[1] was flying from Tapachula on a route that originated in Tuxtla Gutiérrez with intermediate stops in Ixtepec and Oaxaca.

The dead included actress Blanca Estela Pavón and senator Gabriel Ramos Millan.

[4] The DC-3 left Tapachula at 12:40 local time, for a one hour flight to Mexico City.

According to investigations, the DC-3 flying the route that day faced severe turbulence as it arrived over Mexico City.

[6] The famous Mexican writer and later politician, Andrés Henestrosa, was supposed to be on the flight with his friend, senator Ramos Millan.