Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander near Vallecillos: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 5, 2004 at 1630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XC-FOE
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2031
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a geophysical survey flight in the region of Vallecillos, Durango. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 metres, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra del Rosario. Both occupants were killed.
