Cessna 210 XB-AWZ

Summary

On 20 December 2008 at about 01:40 local time, a Cessna 210 registered XB-AWZ was involved in an accident near Saltillo, Mexico. 5 people were on board and 2 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 December 2008 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Saltillo, Mexico

Nearest airport

Plan de Guadalupe Intl Airport (MMIO)

Coordinates

25.5361, -100.9233

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

XB-AWZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Saltillo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN09WA103

2 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 19, 2008 at approximately 1940 central standard time a Cessna 210, registration XB-AWZ crashed approximately 600 meters short of landing while on approach to Saltillo Airport (MMNIO) after striking wires. Two onoard sustained fatal injuries and three sustained critical injuries and burns due to a post crash fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col. san Juan de Arrgon, 3-seccion Del. Venustiano Carrabza Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Telephone: 55-2598-0138 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Republic of Mexico.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.