ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176780
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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Mexican Government |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Teopisca, CHP -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Lacandonia airstrip |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In Mexico a small government plane crashed in the mountains of southern Mexico, killing all five people aboard. Passengers included Porfirio Encino Hernández, state sec. for Indian affairs (Secretario de Pueblos Indígenas); his son and brother; Berenice Lopez, the daughter of former Gov. Javier Lopez; and pilot Guadalupe Gil. Pilot reported strong winds and disappeared. Wreckage found 31 March 20 miles (30km) east of San Cristobal.
Sources:
http://www.timelines.ws/countries/MEXICO_D.HTML
Air Forces Monthly June 2003, p74
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2015 17:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Apr-2018 20:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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