3 fatalities

21 Sep 2018: CESSNA 210 — Pico de Orizaba, Mexico

Pico de Orizaba, Mexico

On 21 Sep 2018, a CESSNA 210 was involved in an aviation accident near Pico de Orizaba, Mexico. 3 people were killed. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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On September 21, 2018, a Cessna T210L (registration XB-NVG) crashed into Mount Pico de Orizaba near the border of Veracruz and Puebla, Mexico, killing all three occupants.

Incident

On September 21, 2018, at approximately 1440 hours universal coordinated time, a Cessna T210L single-engine airplane, serial number 21060532 and bearing Mexican registration XB-NVG, impacted terrain on Mount Pico de Orizaba. The accident site was located near the boundary between the Mexican states of Veracruz and Puebla. The aircraft was destroyed, and all three individuals on board sustained fatal injuries.

Investigation

The investigation into the accident is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), the civil aviation authority of Mexico. The DGAC is responsible for determining the circumstances and causes of the accident. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of Mexico. Further details regarding the accident may be obtained from the DGAC at the following address:

Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos No. 1990, piso 4 Colonia Los Alpes, Tlacopac Delegación Álvaro Obregón Código Postal 01010 Ciudad de México México

Telephone: (55) 5011-6413 E-mail: [email protected]

No probable cause has been stated in the preliminary information released.