- Date
- June 7, 2018, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- XB-YEIPiper PA-25
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97541
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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 June 7, 2018, a Mexican registered Piper PA-25, XB-YEI, impacted electrical cables and terrain near Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico. The pilot received fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Cajeme, Mexico, on a local aerial application flight. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Direccion de Investigacion de Accidentes E Incidentes de Aviacion Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos, #1990, piso 4, Col Los Alpes, Tlacopac Deligacion Alvaro Orbegon, C. P. 01010, Ciudad de Mexico Telephone: (55) 5011-6413 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx
Aircraft
- Registration
- XB-YEI
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial