3 fatalities

1990-10-02: Cessna 421 Golden Eagle (XB-DWT) — Private Mexico — Mt Colima, Mexico

Mt Colima, MexicoFlight

On October 2, 1990, a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle (registration XB-DWT) operated by Private Mexico was involved in an aviation accident near Mt Colima, Mexico in flight. 3 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A twin-engine aircraft crashed on the slopes of the Colima volcano during a flight from Monterrey-Del Norte to Autlán de Navarro.

What happened

A flight originating from Monterrey-Del Norte Airport, which was scheduled to include a stop in Ciudad Guzmán before reaching Autlán de Navarro, ended in a fatal accident. During the flight, the twin engine aircraft went down on the terrain of Mt Colima. The crash site was located on the volcano's slope, approximately 25 km southwest of the Ciudad Guzmán Airport.

Search efforts located the wreckage roughly 100 meters below the mountain's summit. The impact resulted in three fatalities, with no survivors reported among the occupants of the aircraft.

Findings

The specific reasons for the descent and subsequent impact remain undetermined, as the circumstances surrounding the crash are currently unknown.