ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45082
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2003 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | XB-FTA |
| MSN: | 402B-1049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tecalitlán, JAL -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Toluca |
| Colima | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On September 13, 2003,at 1830 central daylight time, a Cessna 402 twin-engine airplane, Mexican registration XB-FTA, was destroyed upon collision with mountainous terrain during cruise flight near Tecalitlán, State of Jalisco, in the Republic of Mexico. The airline transport rated pilot and his seven passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the domestic cross-country flight for which a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Toluca International Airport, near Toluca, Mexico, at approximately 1715, and was destined for Colima, State of Colima, Mexico.
The weather in central Mexico was being influence by a tropical depression centered over the Gulf of California. The wreckage of the airplane, serial number 402-81049), was located in mountainous terrain at the 8,400-feet level on the 085 degree radial of the Colima VOR for 23 nautical miles. The accident site was not accessible due to prevailing weather and terrain conditions.
Sources:
httpa://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030930X01617&key=1
El Informador 17 September 2003, p1+10 (XB-DZH)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Apr-2018 21:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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