Aviation Crash Map

Bell 206B XA-AFX

29 October 2003 · Mexico City, Mexico · Serious injuries

Summary

On 29 October 2003 at about 22:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered XA-AFX, operated by Servicios Aereos Alpha, was involved in an accident near Mexico City, Mexico. 5 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
XA-AFX
Category
Helicopter
Operator
Servicios Aereos Alpha
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mexico City → Queretaro
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
NTSB number
FTW04WA017

People

3 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 3 2 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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