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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 2024 |
| Time: | 11:18 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Puerto Escondido |
| Registration: | N80GE |
| MSN: | 208B0585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puerto Escondido -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM/MMPS) |
| Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM/MMPS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion) skydiving plane force landed on a beach, immediately after takeoff from runway 27 at Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM).
One person on the beach was killed after being struck by the aircraft. Several occupants of the aircraft were injured.
Sources:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346790863112
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/skydivers-plane-kills-man-mexico-beach-during-emergency-landing-2024-02-12/
https://airlive.net/emergency/2024/02/11/skydiving-plane-crash-lands-on-beach-in-southern-mexico-killing-a-62-year-old-man/
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/small-plane-crashes-on-puerto-escondido-beach-killing-1-and-injuring-5/
https://www.meganoticias.mx/cdmx/noticia/cae-avioneta-en-playa-bacocho-en-puerto-escondido/496827
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/videos-se-desploma-avioneta-para-paracaidismo-en-puerto-escondido-oaxaca-hay-un-muerto/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n80ge
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N80GE
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 2012 | N80GE | Private | 0 | Raeford, North Carolina |  |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
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Media:
Cae avioneta en playa Bacocho en Puerto Escondido https://t.co/EuvtvMATDw pic.twitter.com/olCVJ6sxGT
— @MeganoticiasMx (@MeganoticiasMx) February 11, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2024 20:24 | ASN | Added |
| 11-Feb-2024 20:28 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2024 20:35 | ASN | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Feb-2024 20:57 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2024 20:03 | ASN | Updated [Time] |
| 14-Feb-2024 07:16 | Maria Garcia | Updated [Source] |
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