- Date
- October 1, 2018, 14:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Yécora, Mexico
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8388ZCessna 210 5
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98405
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 October 1, 2018, about 2110 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 210, US registration N8388Z, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Sonora, Mexico. Under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, the NTSB has assigned an accredited representative and Cessna Aircraft will assist the Costa Rica aviation safety authorities as technical advisor. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC), Mexico. All inquiries should be directed to: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Boulevard Adolfo Lopez #1990, piso 4, Col. los Alpes, Tiacopac Delegation Alvaro Obregon, C.P 01010 Ciudad de Mexico Telephone: +506.2242.8000 Web: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8388Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 210 5 (Undesignat)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 205-0388
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Behrenbruch William D
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- XYEC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot