- Date
- July 22, 2018, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- XB-EGLLavia Argentina PA-25-260XB-DVXLavia Argentina PA-25-235
- Defining events
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Midair collisionManeuvering-low-alt flying: Midair collision
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97965
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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.
Lavia Argentina PA-25-260
Lavia Argentina PA-25-235
Factual narrative
On July 22, 2018, about 1500 coordinated universal time, a Lavia Argentina S.A. PA-25-260 airplane, XB-EGL and Lavia Argentina S.A. PA-25-235 airplane, XB-DVX, collided during aerial application maneuvers near Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. The pilot of XB-EGL sustained fatal injuries and the pilot of XB-DVX sustained serious injuries.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
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- XB-EGL
- Reported as
- Lavia Argentina PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5058
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Registration
- XB-DVX
- Reported as
- Lavia Argentina PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- IA PA 86140
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 1