# NTSB CEN20WA102: Robinson R44, Tuzantan, Mexico, January 25, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 25, 2020, 18:58 local (18:58 UTC)
- Place: Tuzantan, Mexico
- Coordinates: 15.191944, -92.355003 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.1919&lon=-92.3550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20WA102
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101000/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA102

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 11388
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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