- Date
- January 25, 2020, 18:58 local (18:58 UTC)
- Place
- Tuzantan, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- XB-KQVRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101000
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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 January 25, 2020, about 1858 hours universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44II helicopter, Mexican registration XB-KQV, impacted terrain near Tuzantan, Chiapas, Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Ángel Albino Corzo / Tuxtla Gutierrez International Airport (TGZ/MMTG), Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. The intended destination was Tapachula International Airport (TAP/MMTP), Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Direccion de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion. This report is for reference and contains only information released by the government of Mexico.. Further information pertaining to this accident investigation may be obtained from: Direccion de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, piso 4 Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Del. Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 México, D.F. Tel.: (52) 55 5723-9400, ext. 18548 / 18545 E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx
Aircraft
- Registration
- XB-KQV
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 11388
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial