
Descripción:
A Beechcraft 300 Super King Air crashed near Ensenada while being operated by the Mexican Attorney General's Office to pick up a person who was facing charges of being part of the Tijuana drug cartel.
The flight departed Hermosillo at 01:21 hours local time at night. The pilot contacted the controller at Ensenada Tower when it was 28 miles out. The flight next reported when it was overhead at 5000 feet. The pilots would initiate a descent at the NDB, towards runway 11. This was the last contact with the aircraft.
The airplane was found on August 28 in a mountainous area at an elevation of 1050 feet.
Probable cause: "Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) during the turn for the final approach, in night conditions, towards an airport of daytime operations only, as established in the aeronautic information manual (AIP)."
» ProcuradurÃa General de la República (PGR)
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | sábado 26 agosto 2000 |
| Hora: | 02:45 |
| Tipo: |  Beechcraft 300 Super King Air |
| Operador: | ProcuradurÃa General de la República - PGR |
| Registración: | XC-AA72 |
| Numéro de série: | FA-87 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1986 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 3125 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 14,3 km (8.9 milles) NW of Ensenada Airport (ESE) ( México)
|
| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 320 m (1050 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Hermosillo-Gen Pesqueira Garcia Airport (HMO/MMHO), México |
| Ensenada Airport (ESE/MMES), México |
A Beechcraft 300 Super King Air crashed near Ensenada while being operated by the Mexican Attorney General's Office to pick up a person who was facing charges of being part of the Tijuana drug cartel.
The flight departed Hermosillo at 01:21 hours local time at night. The pilot contacted the controller at Ensenada Tower when it was 28 miles out. The flight next reported when it was overhead at 5000 feet. The pilots would initiate a descent at the NDB, towards runway 11. This was the last contact with the aircraft.
The airplane was found on August 28 in a mountainous area at an elevation of 1050 feet.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) during the turn for the final approach, in night conditions, towards an airport of daytime operations only, as established in the aeronautic information manual (AIP)."
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Fuentes:
» Scramble 257» ProcuradurÃa General de la República (PGR)
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hermosillo-Gen Pesqueira Garcia Airport to Ensenada Airport as the crow flies is 607 km (380 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Hermosillo-Gen Pesqueira Garcia Airport to Ensenada Airport as the crow flies is 607 km (380 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
