Accident
On April 13, 2010, at 2300 local time, an Airbus A300-200 with Mexican registration XA-TUE crashed while on approach to Monterrey, Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident. Five crew members and one person on the ground were killed. Rain showers and cumulonimbus clouds were reported in the area at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A300-200, registered as XA-TUE. No further details about the aircraft's operator, construction number, or history were provided in the source.
Investigation
The accident is being investigated by the Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to participate in the investigation under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13, as the state of manufacture of the engines. All inquiries regarding the investigation should be directed to the DGAC at the following address:
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Providencia No. 807 — 6° piso Colonia del Valle Codigo Postal 03100 México, D.F. Mexico
Website: www.sct.gob.mx
No probable cause has been stated in the source.