# NTSB CEN14RA212: British Aerospace HS 125 700A, Saltillo, Mexico, April 20, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 19, 2014, 19:45 local (Apr 20, 2014, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Saltillo, Mexico
- Coordinates: 25.561388, -100.927497 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5614&lon=-100.9275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14RA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89101/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14RA212

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 19, 2014, about 1945 hours central daylight time, a British Aerospace HS 125 700A, XA-UKR, impacted an industrial complex and terrain while on final approach to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), near Saltillo, Mexico. A postimpact ground fire occurred. The pilot, co-pilot, and six passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The aircraft originated from Cozumel Island and was destined for SLW. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico.Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Providencia No. 807 - 6o piso Colonia del Valle Codigo Postal 03100 México, D.F. Mexico

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-UKR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 257191
- Engines: GARRETT TFE 731 SER 1550 horsepower turbo fan; GARRETT TFE 731 SER 1550 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Registered owner: Kaman Corporation

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 25, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89101. 40 KB in all.

- Docket Insert CEN14WA212 (item 1, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411552&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Insert%20CEN14WA212-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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