# NTSB CEN10WA374: Piper PA31T, Piedras Negras, Mexico, July 7, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 7, 2010, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Piedras Negras, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA374
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76543/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA374

## Factual narrative

On July 7, 2010, at 1530 coordinated universal time (1030 Central Daylight Time), a Piper, PA31-T Mexican registration XB-MPV, owned and operated by Ra Jet Aeroservcios, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and seven passengers were killed. The flight originated from Piedras Negras International Airport (MMPG), Coahuila, Mexico. According to the Mexican government, the purpose of the flight was to survey flood damage near the Escondido River. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col Narvarte, Del. Benito Juárez Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Tel: (55)57239300

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-NVB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T (2)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 14, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76543. 9 KB in all.

- International Docket Information (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332743&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=International%20Docket%20Information-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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