- Date
- May 15, 2018, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tuzantan, Mexico
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNKNOWNCessna 208
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97303
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On May 15, 2018, about 1300 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 208 airplane, N149CD, crashed in jungle terrain under unknown circumstances near Tuzantan, Mexico. The three occupants were fatally injured. The flight departure and destination were unknown. 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
- UNKNOWN
- Reported as
- Cessna 208 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W Canada PT6A-114A, 675 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Unknown
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown