# NTSB CEN17WA276: Cessna T210, Cerro Viejo, Mexico, July 15, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 15, 2017, 16:16 local (16:16 UTC)
- Place: Cerro Viejo, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA276
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95610/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA276

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 15, 2017, at 1616 coordinated universal time, a Cessna T210N, Mexican registration XB-LJK, collided with the terrain in Cerro Viejo, Mexico, following a loss of engine power. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The flight originated from the Guadalajara International Airport (MMGL), Guadalajara, Mexico, with a destination of Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO), Playa de Oro, Mexico.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Mexican government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Mexican government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, piso 4 Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Del. Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 México, D.F. Mexico Tel.: (52) 55 5723-9400 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-LJK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063001
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Departed: MMGL, Guadalajara
- Destination: MMZO, Playa de Oro

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; commercial

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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