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Coahuila

Crash of a Beechcraft B90 King Air in Pesqueria

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1997 at 1210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Representaciones de Cristaleria y Peltre de Zamor
Registration:
XB-CIO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saltillo - Monterrey
MSN:
LJ-387
YOM:
1969
Location:
Pesqueria
Nuevo León
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude on a flight from Saltillo to Monterrey, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot was able to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located near Pesqueria. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan near Piedras Negras: 9 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1995 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos de Coahuila - TACSA
Registration:
XA-SVM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saltillo - Piedras Negras
MSN:
208B-0214
YOM:
1990
Flight number:
TAC108
Location:
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The pilot started the descent to Piedras Negras by night with a limited visibility due to poor weather conditions (drizzle and mist). Too low, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of a hill located 16 km from Piedras Negras Airport. Two passengers were seriously injured while nine other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot decided to continue the descent in below minima weather conditions.

Crash of a Rockwell Sabreliner 75A in Saltillo

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Sabreliner 75
Operator:
Registration:
TP-101
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mexico City - Saltillo
MSN:
380-67
YOM:
1978
Location:
Saltillo
Coahuila
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe Airport, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. It struck obstacles, lost its undercarriage and came to rest few dozen meters further. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It had the dual registration TP-101 and XC-UJC.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-277B near Saltillo: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1949 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Aerovias Coahuila
Registration:
XA-HOU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Mexico City – Piedras Negras
MSN:
2208
YOM:
1940
Location:
Saltillo
Coahuila
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
En route to Piedras Negras, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de Ovallos, near Saltillo. All eight occupants were killed.
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