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Cessna 208B XA-TXM

14 October 2013 · Loreto, BCS, Mexico · Fatal

Summary

On 14 October 2013 at about 14:01 local time, a Cessna 208B registered XA-TXM, operated by Aeroservicios Guerrero S.A. de C. V., was involved in an accident near Loreto, BCS, Mexico. 14 people were on board and 14 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:01
Classification
Accident
Location
Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Coordinates
26.1178, -111.5806
Aircraft
Cessna 208B
Registration
XA-TXM
Category
Airplane
Operator
Aeroservicios Guerrero S.A. de C. V.
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Loreto, BCS → Cd.Constitution
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
CEN14WA029

People

14 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
14 14 0 0 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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 14, 2013, about 1401 universal time coordinated, a Cessna 208B, XA-TXM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The pilot and thirteen passengers on board were fatally injured. The flight originated from the Loreto International Airport, (MMLT), and was destined for Ciudad Constitución Airport (MMDA), Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Mexico. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Direccion General De Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Direccion De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion, Mexico, at: Direccion General De Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Direccion De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Providencia No 807, 70 Piso 03100 Mexico D. F. Telephone: (52) 44 4044 6405 Facsimile: (52) 55 5523 6275 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAC of Mexico.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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