6 fatalities

2014-11-14: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (XB-ZAX) — Private Mexico — Conrado Castillo, Mexico

Conrado Castillo, MexicoFlight

On November 14, 2014, a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (registration XB-ZAX) operated by Private Mexico was involved in an aviation accident near Conrado Castillo, Mexico in flight. 6 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 into hilly terrain near Conrado Castillo, Mexico, after encountering poor weather during descent to Ciudad Victoria Airport. All six occupants were killed.

Accident

The twin-engine aircraft departed San Luis Potosí on a domestic flight to Torreón, with an intermediate stop planned at Ciudad Victoria. On board were five passengers and a pilot. In the late afternoon, while descending toward Ciudad Victoria Airport, the pilot encountered adverse weather conditions. The aircraft descended too low and struck trees, crashing in hilly terrain near Conrado Castillo. The wreckage was located the following morning approximately 60 km northwest of Ciudad Victoria Airport. The force of the impact disintegrated the aircraft, which was completely destroyed. The crash site was in a remote, hilly area.

Victims

All six occupants lost their lives in the accident. The pilot was identified as Juan José Castro Maldonado. The passengers were Maribel Lumbreras, Paulina García Lumbreras, Lucero Salazar Méndez, Juana Lumbreras Ruiz, and Guadalupe Lumbreras Ruiz.