PIPER PA25 near Cerro de Ortega — 2017-10-05
- Date
- 2017-10-05
- Location
- Cerro de Ortega, MX
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA25
- Registration
- XB-DLL
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 1
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
On October 5, 2017, about 1350 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Piper PA-25-235 airplane, Mexican registration XB-DLL, was involved in an accident near Cerro de Ortega, Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured. The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Mexico is investigating the accident and all inquiries should be directed to: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Mexico Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos, #1990, piso 4, Col. Los Alpes, Tlacopac Delegación Álvaro Obregón, C.P. 01010, Ciudad de México Telephone: (55) 5011-6413; Email: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the DGAC.
NTSB coding
- Unknown or undetermined · Maneuvering
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