# NTSB CEN17WA109: Cessna TU206G, Tamazula, Mexico, February 10, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 10, 2017, 18:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Tamazula, Mexico
- Coordinates: 25.453611, -106.925003 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4536&lon=-106.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA109
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94757/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA109

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 10, 2017, about 1850 hours universal coordinated time, a Cessna model TU206G single-engine airplane, serial number U20605373, Mexican registration XA-UIL, crashed shortly after takeoff from Alizal Airport (MX-0092), located near Tamazula, Durango, Mexico. The pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured. The remaining 2 passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight was destined for Culiacán International Airport (MMCL), near Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. 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 (DGAC) Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos No. 1990, piso 4 Colonia Los Alpes, Tlacopac Delegación Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 Ciudad de México México Telephone: (55) 5011-6413 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx Website: http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/inicio/

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-UIL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20605373
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Airport: Alizal Airport

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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