Date & Time:
Oct 19, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Grand Commander 680
Operator:
W. C. Wilcox
Registration:
N6315U
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
680-1359-37
YOM:
1963
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
5
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed 8 km from Guadalupe en route to San Luis PotosÃ. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed the accident was the consequence of a double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
