Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 FEB 1996 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: | Cessna 500 Citation I |
| Operator: | Aérotaxi Cachanilla |
| Registration: | XA-SLQ |
| C/n / msn: | 500-0111 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Ensenada Airport (ESE) (Mexico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ), Mexico |
| Ensenada Airport (ESE/MMES), Mexico |
Hit mountain while approaching in foggy weather.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport to Ensenada Airport as the crow flies is 89 km (56 miles).
Distance from Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport to Ensenada Airport as the crow flies is 89 km (56 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
