# NTSB GAA20WA078: Cessna 401, Madero, Mexico, Mexico, October 23, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 23, 2019, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Madero, Mexico, Mexico
- Coordinates: 19.251111, -101.123054
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.2511&lon=-101.1231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100573/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA078

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 401 airplane that occurred on October 23, 2019. 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-JZF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 401A0051
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Beneficiadora de Metalicos S.A. de C.V.
- Registered owner: Beneficiadora de Metalicos S.A. de C.V.
- Departed: MMDO
- Destination: MMAA

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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