Narrative:
While trying to land at Chilpancingo, the Twin Otter apparently went off the runway. The aircraft struck a concrete airport perimeter wall, overturned and caught fire.
» Procuraduría General de la República Boletín No. 034/02
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 January 2002 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Procuraduría General de la República - PGR |
| Registration: | XC-FIT |
| MSN: | 752 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chilpancingo Airport ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Chilpancingo Airport (MMCH), Mexico |
While trying to land at Chilpancingo, the Twin Otter apparently went off the runway. The aircraft struck a concrete airport perimeter wall, overturned and caught fire.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» EFE» Procuraduría General de la República Boletín No. 034/02
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Chilpancingo Airport as the crow flies is 211 km (132 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Chilpancingo Airport as the crow flies is 211 km (132 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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