Last updated: 30 March 2020
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2013 |
| Time: | ca 15:25 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander |
| Operator: | Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua |
| Registration: | XC-FEE |
| C/n / msn: | 2022 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Purisima del Maguey, Zacatecas ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos Airport (CUU/MMCU), Mexico |
| Zacatecas-La Calera Airport (ZCL/MMZC), Mexico |
The BN-2B-27 Islander was force landed near Zacatecas, Mexico, following a loss of engine power in flight. The aircraft departed Chihuahua at 11:52 hours (19:52 UTC) with destination Zacatecas. When the 15 NM from Zacatecas, the right hand engine lost power. The aircraft was not able to maintain altitude, whereupon de pilot decided to perform a forced landing.
The plane sustained substantial damage. Two occupants were injured.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Number one engine shutdown in flight due to lack of fuel."
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
(1) Failure to apply the standard procedures relating to the quantity of fuel required as set out in the applicable regulations which were not provided to the crew by the operator.
(2) Inadequate pre-flight preparation
3) Non-adherence to VFR rules
4) Lack of familiarity in the equipment on the part of the pilot when not receiving training in the flight equipment on the part of the operator.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Fuel starvation Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» ntrzacatecas.com» milenio.com
» BNAPS News January 2017
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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 Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos Airport to Zacatecas-La Calera Airport as the crow flies is 719 km (450 miles).
Distance from Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos Airport to Zacatecas-La Calera Airport as the crow flies is 719 km (450 miles).
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.
