AIRBUS A300B4-203 near Monterrey — 2010-04-14
Investigation ongoingDCA10RA053
- Date
- 2010-04-14
- Location
- Monterrey, MX
- Airport
- MMMY
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS A300B4-203
- Registration
- XA-TUE
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 5
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
At 2300 local time on April 13, 2010, an Airbus A300-200, Mexican registration XA-TUE, crashed on approach to Monterrey, Mexico. The airplane was destroyed, 5 crewmembers and one person on the ground, were killed. Rain showers and cumulonimbus clouds were reported in the area. This accident is being investigated by the Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil DGAC (www.sct.gob.mx)