Zone
Sonora

Crash of a Cessna 411 in Guaymas: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 2005 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 411
Operator:
Registration:
XB-ITI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tijuana – Guaymas
Location:
Guaymas
Sonora
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine departed Tijuana Airport at 0800LT on a flight to Guaymas with two pilots on board. On approach, the aircraft impacted a wooded mountain located 32 km short of runway. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage in Guaymas: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 2003 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
Operator:
T & M Pipeline Construction
Registration:
N9223X
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tucson – Guaymas
MSN:
46-22142
YOM:
1993
Location:
Guaymas
Sonora
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On December 13, 2003, at approximately 1540 central standard time, a Piper PA-46 single-engine airplane, N9223X, was destroyed upon impact with a building about one mile short of the landing threshold for runway 02 at Guaymas State of Sonora, In the Republic of Mexico. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorogical conditions prevailed for the personal cross country trip that originated in Tuscon, Arizona, at 1340, with Guaymas as his final destination.

Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu in Guaymas

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
Operator:
Marcel Georgi
Registration:
N4367K
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
46-8408071
YOM:
1984
Location:
Guaymas
Sonora
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. Both occupants escaped with minor injuries.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Magdalena de Kino: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1980 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Registration:
N3542X
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Guaymas - Tucson
MSN:
31-7952239
YOM:
1979
Location:
Magdalena de Kino
Sonora
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
4800
Captain / Total hours on type:
1079.00
Circumstances:
While on a taxi flight from Guaymas to Tucson, the pilot contacted ATC and reported an engine fire. He was cleared to divert to Magdalena de Kino Airport for an emergency landing when on final, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed, among them the American guitarist Norman Douglas Sholin aged 29.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight for unknown reasons.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 401 in Los Mochis: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1974 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 401
Operator:
Earl Hightower
Registration:
N401EH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Guaymas - Los Mochis - Culiacan
MSN:
401-0102
YOM:
1968
Location:
Los Mochis
Sinaloa
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
1039
Captain / Total hours on type:
125.00
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Los Mochis Airport. The pilot and two passengers were killed while two other passengers were injured.
Final Report:

Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando in Bahía Kino: 26 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1959 at 0639 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
XA-MIS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Mexicali – Guaymas
MSN:
22586
YOM:
1945
Location:
Bahía de Kino
Sonora
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude on a flight from Mexicali to Guaymas, the airplane exploded in mid air, dove into the ground and crashed in a desert area located in Bahía Kino. All 26 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the explosion could not be determined with certainty.
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