Descripción del Accidente ASN 11 FEB 1991 North American Rockwell Sabreliner 60 XA-RNR - Chihuahua Airport (CUU)
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:lunes 11 febrero 1991
Hora:16:25
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic SBR1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
North American Rockwell Sabreliner 60
Operador:TVA - Travel Air SA
Registración: XA-RNR
Numéro de série: 306-49
Año de Construcción: 1969
Horas Totales de la Célula:7948
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 Turbo Wasp
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8
Total:Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 11
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:42 km (26.3 milles) S of Chihuahua Airport (CUU) (   México)
Elevación del lugar del accidente: 2100 m (6890 feet) amsl
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico No Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Torreón Airport (TRC/MMTC), México
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos Airport (CUU/MMCU), México
Descripción:
A Rockwell Sabreliner 60 jet was destroyed when it impacted a mountain side while descending towards Chihuahua Airport, Mexico. All ten occupants were killed.
The airplane operated on a flight from Cuernavaca to Chihuahua with an en route stop at Torreón.
The descent and approach for runway 36R at Chihuahua calls for passing the Delicias VOR, located at 25 NM from the airport, at 10,000 feet and intercepting the 178 radial before commencing the descent towards the airport.
The airplane passed the VOR at 9,000 feet. It impacted a mountainside at 22,8 NM from the airport at an altitude of 7000 feet (2100 m) on the 180 radial of the VOR.

Probable Cause:

Causa probable : "Impacto contra terreno montañoso por falta de aplicaci on por parte de la tripulacion, de los procedimientos de aproximacion y entrada a la pista 36D (derecha), aprobados y publicados en el manual de publicaciones de informacion aeronautica (PIA), e incumplimiento de las instrucciones de torre al no mantener la altura minlma de seguridad indicada durante el descenso".

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: SCT Mexico
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 154 days (5 months)
Accident number: 015/91
Download report: Final report

Fuentes:
» El Siglo de Torreón 14-2-1991


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Distance from Torreón Airport to Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos Airport as the crow flies is 428 km (267 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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