# NTSB CEN18WA091: Piper PA25, Mocorito, Mexico, January 26, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 26, 2018, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Mocorito, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA091

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 26, 2018, at 1930 UTC, a Piper PA25-150, XB-FBN, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances in the Community el Recoveco in Mocorito, Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight had departed airdrome "El Rancho" in Mexico to conduct agricultural spraying operations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Mexico. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: DGAC Mexico Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos, #1990 Tlacopac, C.P. 01010 Ciudad de México CDMX, Mexico Telephone: (55) 5011 6413 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx Investigator-in-Charge Mr. José Armando Constantino Tercero Telephone: (55) 5723 9300 ext. 18548 E-mail: jconstan@sct.gob.mx This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAAC Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-FBN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25 (235)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-3064
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown

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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