Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan was destroyed in a forced landing in a rocky river bed near Tayoltita, San Dimas, Durango, Mexico. Three passengers were killed.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Tayoltita to Durango in Mexico and took off about 09:00 hours local time. About fifteen minutes into the flight, as the aircraft was climbing to 9500 feet, the pilot hear a strange noise from the engine.
The engine lost power and the speed dropped. The pilot then prepared for a forced landing in a river. The left wing hit a tree and the aircraft then impacted very large stones in the bed of the river, causing the aircraft to split two.
PROBABLE CAUSE (translated from Spanish):
Loss of engine power, due to fatigue fracture of a turbine compressor disc blade (CT blade), resulting in an emergency landing.
Contributing Factors:
1. Compressor turbine vane ring rework without the authorization of the engine manufacturer and subsequent installation in the overhaul to the engine.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 1 April 2016 |
| Time: | 09:17 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Aéreo Servicios Empresariales |
| Registration: | XA-ULU |
| MSN: | 208B2104 |
| First flight: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4027 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 111 km (69.4 mls) W of Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tayoltita Airstrip, Mexico |
| Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO/MMDO), Mexico |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan was destroyed in a forced landing in a rocky river bed near Tayoltita, San Dimas, Durango, Mexico. Three passengers were killed.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Tayoltita to Durango in Mexico and took off about 09:00 hours local time. About fifteen minutes into the flight, as the aircraft was climbing to 9500 feet, the pilot hear a strange noise from the engine.
The engine lost power and the speed dropped. The pilot then prepared for a forced landing in a river. The left wing hit a tree and the aircraft then impacted very large stones in the bed of the river, causing the aircraft to split two.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE (translated from Spanish):
Loss of engine power, due to fatigue fracture of a turbine compressor disc blade (CT blade), resulting in an emergency landing.
Contributing Factors:
1. Compressor turbine vane ring rework without the authorization of the engine manufacturer and subsequent installation in the overhaul to the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
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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 Tayoltita Airstrip to Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport as the crow flies is 141 km (88 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tayoltita Airstrip to Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport as the crow flies is 141 km (88 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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