ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150502
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 November 1998 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos Pegaso |
| Registration: | XA-THL |
| MSN: | 7208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Campeche Sound, near Ciudad del Carmen -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad del Carmen |
| Offshore Installation | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided in mid-air with ASESA SA 365N2 Dauphin 2 XA-RYL (cn6433) in thick fog between two oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Both crashed and sank, killing 18 pax and four crew members. The pilot of XA-RYL may have been affected by glare from the sun.
Sources:
Air International, January 1999, p11/April 1999, p204
Flight International 21-27 April 1999
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2012 05:52 | TB | Added |
| 03-Nov-2012 14:40 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2013 12:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2013 12:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2014 21:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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