CFIT Accident Beechcraft E90 King Air XB-SKA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375524
 
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Date:Thursday 28 March 2024
Time:19:24 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE9L model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft E90 King Air
Owner/operator:Comercializadora Masvi SA de CV
Registration: XB-SKA
MSN: LW-43
Year of manufacture:1973
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:8,5 NM SW of Palenque Int. Airport (PQM/MMPQ), Palenque, Chiapas -   Mexico
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Francisco Sarabia National Airport (TGZ/MMTG)
Destination airport:Palenque Airport (PQM/MMPQ)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Beechcraft E90 King Air impacted a hillside in Salto de Agua, Chiapas, at about 2800 ft and about 8,5 NM Southwest of its destination Palenque International Airport (PQM/MMPQ), Palenque.
The occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed. Among the occupants was a local deputy.

There are conflicting reports on the number of fatalities. Most sources indicate six fatlities: the local deputy, his mother, wife, two children and the pilot.
Some sources suggest there were eight fatalities.

Sources:

https://www.chiapasparalelo.com/noticias/chiapas/2024/03/muere-en-avionanetazo-coordinador-de-campana-del-candidato-de-morena-al-gobierno-de-chiapas/
https://www.diariocambio.com.mx/2024/nacional/en-accidente-aereo-muere-el-diputado-juan-pablo-montes-de-oca/
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/muere-juan-pablo-montes-de-oca-diputado-federal-del-pvem-tras-accidente-aereo-en-chiapas/
https://www.adn40.mx/mexico/chiapas-fallece-diputado-juan-pablo-montes-en-accidente-aereo-junto-su-familia
https://twitter.com/Noti_chiapas/status/1773540216176820271
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xb-ska#348bc150
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/XBSKA/history/20240328/1856Z

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/586232_1677823432.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Ex N600CX, D-INAC

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Mar-2024 06:39 gerard57 Added
29-Mar-2024 06:42 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
29-Mar-2024 06:44 ASN Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
29-Mar-2024 06:50 ASN Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
29-Mar-2024 06:57 ASN Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo]
29-Mar-2024 07:00 ASN Updated [Narrative]
29-Mar-2024 07:54 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]
29-Mar-2024 09:27 RobertMB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category]
29-Mar-2024 13:06 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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