- Date
- September 30, 1987, 07:59 local (14:59 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- XAKOACessna 340A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25429
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At aprx 0600, the acft depd guerrero negro, Mexico on an air taxi flt to tijuana, Mexico. At 0715, the tijuana wx was rprtd as partially obscured, vis 1 mi with fog, haze & smoke, wind calm. Drg arrival, the plt was clrd for an ILS rwy 9 apch & rprtd over the final apch fix. However, the acft crashed at about 0759, bfr reaching the middle marker,which was 1/2 mi from the apch end of rwy 9. Impact was on a ridge about 110 ft below the arpt elevation & aprx 100 yds north of the international border. The acft was fnd a short time later by U.S. Border patrol psnl. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. The 0800 wx at tijuana was in part: sky partially obscured, vis 1/10 mi with fog & haze,wind 210 deg at 4 KTS. Abt 1 mi north at brown field, the wx was in part: sky partially obscured, vis 3/4 mi with fog & haze, wind 280 deg at 4 KTS. A toxicology check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol lvl of 0.07%. Calculations showed the sun would have been 16 deg abv the horizon on a magnetic azimuth of 89.8 deg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XAKOA
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0978
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Registered owner
- Aero Servicio De Sonora
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Guerrero Negro
- Destination
- Tijuana,Mexico, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MMTJ · Gen Rodriguez Intl, runway 9, 8,202 × 144 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,525 total · 100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDM, 1 nm away