Narrative:
A Beechcraft 300 Super King Air turboprop plane, operated by the Office of the Mexican Attorney-General, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 20 at Zacatecas-La Calera Airport (ZCL), Mexico. All six occupants were killed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Precautionary landing due to probable loss of left engine power, in soft and dry terrain, bogging down the legs of the main landing gear resulting in destruction of the aircraft."
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
- Lack of application of CRM concepts
- Lack of adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPS)
» Zacetas Online
» NTR
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 2013 |
| Time: | 12:21 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 300 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Procuraduría General de la República - PGR |
| Registration: | XC-LMV |
| MSN: | FA-83 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7146 |
| Cycles: | 5756 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2,6 km (1.6 mls) S of Zacatecas-La Calera Airport (ZCL) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Zacatecas-La Calera Airport (ZCL/MMZC), Mexico |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
A Beechcraft 300 Super King Air turboprop plane, operated by the Office of the Mexican Attorney-General, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 20 at Zacatecas-La Calera Airport (ZCL), Mexico. All six occupants were killed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Precautionary landing due to probable loss of left engine power, in soft and dry terrain, bogging down the legs of the main landing gear resulting in destruction of the aircraft."
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
- Lack of application of CRM concepts
- Lack of adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPS)
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Emergency landing
Sources:
» Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT) press release» Zacetas Online
» NTR
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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 Zacatecas-La Calera Airport to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 534 km (334 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Zacatecas-La Calera Airport to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 534 km (334 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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.
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