# NTSB CEN18WA305: Lavia Argentina PA-25-260, Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico, July 22, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 22, 2018, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Coordinates: 29.097778, -107.480003 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0978&lon=-107.4800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250); [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA305
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97965/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA305

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative (aircraft 2)

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 1

- Registration: XB-EGL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAVIA ARGENTINA S.A. PA-25-260
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-5058
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: XB-DVX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAVIA ARGENTINA S.A. 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.

- Pilot, aircraft 1

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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