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NTSB accident investigation · Air Tractor AT301 · Airdrome Jorge Efrain, Mexico · July 10, 2019

Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigation
Date
July 10, 2019, 16:15 local (16:15 UTC)
Place
Airdrome Jorge Efrain, Mexico
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
XB-GBAAir Tractor AT301
Defining event
Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100468

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Factual narrative

On July 10, 2019, an Air Tractor AT-301, registration XB-GBA, powered by a Pratt & Whitney R1300 radial engine, operator by the owner stuck power cables and crashed during a local flight . The Mexican Direccion De Analisis de Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacon is investigating this accident and the NTSB is participating as the state of manufacturer for the airplane and engine.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
XB-GBA
Reported as
Air Tractor AT301
Category
Airplane
Engine
Pratt & Whitney R-1340, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
XJEF · Airdrome Jorge Efrain
Destination
XJEF · Airdrome Jorge Efrain
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
XJEF · Airdrome Jorge Efrain
Equipment
Unknown