# NTSB CEN20WA121: Lavia Argentina PA-25-235, Etchoja, Mexico, February 18, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 18, 2020, 17:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Etchoja, Mexico
- Coordinates: 26.974166, -109.811386 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9742&lon=-109.8114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20WA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101076/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA121

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a LAVIA ARGENTINA PA-25-235 airplane that occurred on February 18, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-EMO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAVIA ARGENTINA PA-25-235
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-4373
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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