Zone
Guerrero

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Chilpancingo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 2002 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
XC-FIT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mexico City – Chilpancingo
MSN:
752
YOM:
1981
Location:
Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón
Guerrero
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After touchdown on runway 15 at Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón Airport, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right, struck several earth mounds and eventually collided with a concrete wall, coming to rest upside down. Four passengers were killed and 14 other occupants were injured. It was reported that the aircraft' speed was excessive at touchdown.

Crash of a Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander in Chilpancingo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón
Guerrero
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón Airport, the twin engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height and crashed on Mt El Torre located about 3 km from the airfield. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Dassault Falcon 20C near Chilpancingo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1976 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dassault Falcon 20
Operator:
Hansa Jet Corporation
Registration:
N888AR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Houston - Acapulco
MSN:
33
YOM:
1966
Location:
Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón
Guerrero
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
6000
Captain / Total hours on type:
373.00
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Houston, the crew was cleared to descend from 37,000 feet to 19,000 feet for an approach to Acapulco-General Juan N. Álvarez Airport. For unknown reasons, the crew continued the descent below 19,000 feet when, at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 20 km southwest of Chilpancingo, about 70 km north of Acapulco. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced by night and rain falls.
Probable cause:
For unknown reasons, the crew started the approach prematurely, causing the aircraft to descent below the glide and to struck the ground. controlled flight into terrain.
Final Report:
Subscribe to Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón