1 fatality

Aviation Accident: Single-Engine Aircraft Crash in Moris (XC-BIC)

Moris, MexicoFlight

On August 31, 1979, a Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (registration XC-BIC) operated by Procuraduría General de la República was involved in an aviation accident near Moris, Mexico in flight. One person was killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Engine failure for undetermined reasons. 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 single-engine aircraft crashed in a field in Moris after an engine failure during a regional flight for the Attorney General of the Republic. The pilot was killed, and two passengers were injured.

Incident Overview and Context A single-engine aircraft was operating a regional flight on behalf of the Attorney General of the Republic when it crashed in a field in Moris. The accident occurred following an engine failure, though the specific circumstances leading to the crash were not clearly established in the available source material. The aircraft was carrying a pilot and two passengers at the time of the incident. The crash resulted in one fatality and two injuries, with the pilot being the individual killed in the accident. Both passengers sustained injuries but survived the event. The official investigation identified the engine failure as the probable cause, although the underlying reasons for the failure were not determined.