What happened
During a transit from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca de Juárez, an aircraft was operating at a cruising altitude of approximately 8,867 feet. While maintaining this flight path, the plane collided with the slope of Mt Pinarete. The wreckage of the aircraft was located by search teams several hours after the impact occurred.
There were 24 fatalities recorded in the accident, as all occupants on board perished. At the time of the collision, meteorological reports indicated that the cloud base was situated at an altitude of 10,000 feet, which was higher than the altitude at which the impact took place.
Findings
Official investigations concluded that the accident was the result of controlled flight into terrain.