- Date
- May 5, 2019, 23:37 local (23:37 UTC)
- Place
- Coahuila, Mexico
- Injuries
- 14 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N601VHCanadair CL 600 2B16
- Defining event
- Enroute-change of cruise level: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 99381
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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 5, 2019, a Challenger Ltd CL-600-2B16 airplane, N601VH, impacted terrain near Coahuila, Mexico. The two pilots and fourteen passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Mexican investigation authorities. Any further information may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, Piso 4 Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Del. Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010, Mexico Telephone: (52) 55 5723-9400, extension 18548 / 18545 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx, jconstan@sct.gob.mx This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Mexican investigation authorities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N601VH
- Reported as
- Canadair CL 600 2B16 (6013A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5043
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Registered owner
- Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- klas · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- mmmy · Monterrey
- Flight plan
- IFR
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.