Piper PA31T XB-NVB

Summary

On 7 July 2010 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA31T registered XB-NVB was involved in an accident near Piedras Negras, Mexico. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 July 2010 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Piedras Negras, Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA31T

Registration

XB-NVB

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN10WA374

8 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 July 7, 2010, at 1530 coordinated universal time (1030 Central Daylight Time), a Piper, PA31-T Mexican registration XB-MPV, owned and operated by Ra Jet Aeroservcios, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and seven passengers were killed. The flight originated from Piedras Negras International Airport (MMPG), Coahuila, Mexico. According to the Mexican government, the purpose of the flight was to survey flood damage near the Escondido River. 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 Narvarte, Del. Benito Juárez Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Tel: (55)57239300

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.