ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345919
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| Date: | Monday 25 September 2023 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: | Cessna TU206G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | XB-PJT |
| MSN: | U20604185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Galacita Airfield, Topia, Tamazula, Durango -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Galacita Airfield, Topia, Tamazula, Durango |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft (XA-TAD* and XB-PJT) collided at La Galacita Airfield, Topia, Tamazula, Durango.
Local media report that the pilot of XA-TAD was killed, while the pilot of XB-PJT survived. Four passengers were killed as well. They are assumed to have been on board XA-TAD.
Both airplanes were destroyed by fire.
* Local media quote the registration as being XA-TAT, but this is a DHC-6 Twin Otter. It is likely XA-TAD was involved, which was a Cessna 206 registered to Aerotaxis, S.A. de C.V. from Durango.
Sources:
https://www.marca.com/mx/actualidad/2023/09/25/6511f6c122601d22038b459f.html
https://www.milenio.com/estados/accidente-de-avionetas-en-durango-deja-5-muertos-fiscalia-del-estado
www.lahora.pe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2023 05:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Sep-2023 06:22 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 27-Sep-2023 06:23 | harro | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2023 14:25 | harro | Updated |
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