The World : Mexico Plane Crash Kills 21

A DC-3 owned by a regional Mexican airline slammed into a hill and burst into flames while attempting to land at a small, foggy airstrip on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The 18 passengers and three crew members aboard the Aero California flight, all Mexican citizens, were killed, airline spokesmen said. The Los Mochis airport, the plane’s destination, was closed due to heavy fog, and the aircraft was attempting to land at an agricultural landing strip 12 miles away when the crash occurred. The privately owned airline serves northwestern Mexico, including Baja California.