Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 25 July 2020 |
Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Operator: | AX Transporter |
Registration: | XA-FTG |
C/n / msn: | 208B2311 |
First flight: | 2011 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Holbox Airstrip ( Mexico)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico |
Destination airport: | Holbox Airstrip, Mexico |
Narrative:A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan suffered a runway excursion after landing at Holbox Airstrip. The right-hand wing impacted a small concrete building and suffered serious damage at the wing root. The five passengers and two pilots survived the crash.
The Holbox Airstrip is 650 m long.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
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sopitas.com»
excelsior.com.mx
Photos
Video, social media
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 Cancún Airport to Holbox Airstrip as the crow flies is 75 km (47 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.