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Status
Date Tuesday 11 April 2000
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-231
Operator Mexicana de Aviación
Registration F-OHMD
MSN 433
Year of manufature 1994
Engines IAE V2500-A1
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Minatitlan Airport (MTT)   Mexico
Phase Standing
Nature Unknown
Departure Airport
Destination Airport
Narrative Suffered extreme fire damage whilst being refueled. It appears the refueling truck drove off whilst still connected to the aircraft, the hose ruptured and the fire ensued.

sources

Justplanes Airline News
Scramble 258

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photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Cancun Airport (CUN); 12 April 1995