# NTSB CEN17WA378: Piper PA25, Sueco, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mexico, September 2, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 2, 2017, 17:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Sueco, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mexico
- Coordinates: 29.857778, -106.219169 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8578&lon=-106.2192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA378
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96286/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA378

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 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 September 2, 2017, about 1700 hours universal coordinated time, a Piper PA25-235, Mexican registration XB-EXZ, was substantially damaged when it impacted powerlines near Sueco, Chihuahua, Mexico. The pilot was seriously injured. The local flight departed the Cornelio Froese Airport and was returning at the time of the accident.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes, and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico. 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, ext. 18548 / 18545 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-EXZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25 (235)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-3340
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: None

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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