Mexicana de Aviación
The aircraft involved was a two-year-old Boeing 727-64 registered XA-SEL (factory - 19256, serial - 355) The aircraft's maiden flight was on 6 January 1967. On 17 January, the aircraft was delivered to Mexicana de Aviación (later re branded as Mexicana), where it was named "Azteca de Oro." The aircraft was powered by three Pratt &amp; Whitney JT8D-7B turbofan engines.