# NTSB CEN19WA137: Canadair CL 600 2B16, N601VH, Coahuila, Mexico, May 5, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 5, 2019, 23:37 local (23:37 UTC)
- Place: Coahuila, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-change of cruise level: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 14 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA137
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99381/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA137

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-change of cruise level: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Canadair CL-600-2B16, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1900305), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601VH-2020-12-01), registration cancelled 2020-12-01, S/N 5043, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Canadair CL 600 2B16 (6013A)
- Registry model: [Canadair CL-600-2B16](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b16) (registry code 1900305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (registry code 30015, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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

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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