Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Yes

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Habilitaciones Turisticas SA - HATUSA

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Xalapa

MSN:

45-042

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1999

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After landing on runway 26 at Xalapa-El Lencero Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a bushy and grassy area. All seven occupants were rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R in Tuxtla Gutierrez: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 2013 at 1334 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

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Registration:

XB-EZY

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Tuxtla Gutierrez – Puebla

MSN:

31-8212007

YOM:

1982

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At 1339LT, the crew was cleared for takeoff from runway 32 at Tuxtla Gutierrez-Angel Albino Corzo Airport. During initial climb, after being cleared to climb to 12,500 feet, the crew informed ATC he was returning to the airport. Shortly later, the aircraft lost height and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 8 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

One of the engine failed after takeoff due to a fuel pump malfunction. The crew elected to return but the aircraft stalled due to an insufficient speed. Poor engine maintenance was considered as a contributing factor as well as the fact that the crew initiated the flight while the aircraft's weight was above the allowable MTOW.

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Crash of a BAe 3201 Jetstream 32EP near Chulum Juárez: 19 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 2000 at 1950 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAe Jetstream 31

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Registration:

N912FJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Villahermosa – Veracruz – Mérida

MSN:

912

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

QA7831

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5300

Captain / Total hours on type:

1100.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

667

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Aircraft flight hours:

12041

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Tuxtla Gutiérrez Airport on a regular schedule flight to Mérida with intermediate stops in Villahermosa and Veracruz, carrying 17 passengers and two pilots. En route to Villahermosa-Carlos Rovirosa Pérez Airport, at an altitude of 16,000 feet and about 50 miles from the destination, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and deviated from the V3 Airway to the right for about 24 km. After he initiated the descent, the crew was instructed by ATC to report 25 DME. Shortly later, while descending in clouds, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Chulum Juárez, about 80 km southeast of Villahermosa Airport. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,890 metres. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 19 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain. Combining instrument flight (IFR), with visual flight (VFR), the crew lost situational awareness, deviating 29.8 miles to the right of the Victor 3 airway due to bad weather, when the weather conditions imposed the application of the instrument flight rules (IFR), causing collision of the aircraft with the mountain at 6200 feet of elevation without loss of control (CFIT).
The following contributing factors were identified:
- Severe weather conditions en route,
- Persistence of the pilot in command, to continue the instrument flight (IFR) on visual flight (VFR),
- Inconsistency in cockpit resource management (CRM),
- Loss of situational awareness of the flight crew and the controllers, due to numerous deviations from the route, due to severe weather conditions and poor communication between the parties.
- inadequate preparation of the flight plan, since in view of the very probable need to circumnavigate severe meteorological conditions, the flight altitudes that would continue outside of the controlled airspace (outside the v-3 airway) were not verified.

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Crash of a Short SC.7 Skyvan 3 Variant 100 on Orizaba Peak: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1998

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TP-214

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mexico City – Tuxtla Gutiérrez

MSN:

1946

YOM:

1976

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The twin engine aircraft departed Mexico City-Benito Juárez Airport on a liaison flight to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, carrying four people. While cruising at an altitude of 18,200 feet in good weather conditions on airway V22, the aircraft struck the slope of the Orizaba Peak. The wreckage was found at the altitude of 5,547 metres and all four occupants were killed. The aircraft had also the civil registration XC-UTQ.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew failed to follow the minimum safe altitude for the area. The minimum safe altitude for airway V22 is fixed at 16,000 feet except for the area of the Orizaba Peak where the minimum altitude is fixed at 21,000 feet. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to be above 25 km with light mist. Thus, it is possible that the Orizaba Peak was shrouded in mist.

Crash of a Fairchild F27 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez: 24 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1990 at 0855 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild F27

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F-GHXA

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Tapachula – Tuxtla Gutierrez

MSN:

101

YOM:

1963

Flight number:

6A100

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Captain / Total flying hours:

3755

Captain / Total hours on type:

122.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

754

Copilot / Total hours on type:

126

Aircraft flight hours:

18147

Circumstances:

On final approach to Tuxtla Gutiérrez Airport runway 35, while the aircraft was fully configured for landing, the crew decided to initiate a go-around procedure for unknown reasons and completed a left turn in an attempt to make a 180 circuit. The aircraft lost height, struck trees and crashed 3,200 meters short of runway threshold, bursting into flames. All four crew members and 20 passengers were killed while 16 other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

The loss of control on final approach was the consequence of a loss of lift after the crew failed to maintain a minimum speed while initiating a go-around procedure. At this time, the aircraft was fully configured for landing with flaps and landing gear down.
The following contributing factors were reported:
- Lack of crew coordination,
- Lack of crew experience on this type of aircraft.

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Crash of a Douglas DC-6 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1969

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-6

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XA-MOO

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Site:

Compañía Tabasqueña de Aviación

MSN:

42877/18

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1947

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Crashed on landing for unknown reason. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S near Tapijulapa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1968

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft D18

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Registration:

XA-POJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas

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Tapachula – Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Villahermosa

MSN:

A-134

YOM:

1946

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On the leg from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa, the weather conditions deteriorated and the crew elected to divert to an alternate terrain for a safe landing when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located near Tapijulapa. All six occupants were killed.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Yajalón: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1958 at 0945 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

XB-YUB

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Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Yajalón

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The twin engine aircraft departed Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport at 0915LT for a 30 minutes flight to Yajalón. While approaching Yajalón Airport, the airplane collided with a second Anson registered XB-YUZ and also operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas. Inbound from San Cristóbal de Las Casas, the second Anson was carrying four passengers and a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 17 occupants on both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Douglas B-18 Bolo in Petalcingo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1957 at 1325 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas B-18 Bolo

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Registration:

XA-KAP

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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