Flight Information
- Operator: Skydive Puerto Escondido
- Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion)
- Registration: N80GE
- Departure Airport: Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM/MMPS)
- Destination Airport: Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM/MMPS)
Incident Overview
- Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024
- Time: 11:18 LT
- Location: Puerto Escondido, Mexico
- Flight Phase: Initial climb
- Nature: Parachuting
- Occupants: 17 (several injured)
- Other Fatalities: 1 (person on the beach struck by the aircraft)
Aircraft Details
- Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN): 208B0585
- Year of Manufacture: 1996
- Engine Model: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion) skydiving plane force landed on a beach, immediately after takeoff from runway 27 at Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM).
One person on the beach was killed after being struck by the aircraft. Several occupants of the aircraft were injured.
Cause of Crash
Primary Cause: Forced landing on a beach immediately after takeoff from runway 27 at Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM).
Investigation Status
- Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media, or unofficial sources
Supporting Information
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346790863112
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/skydivers-plane-kills-man-mexico-beach-during-emergency-landing-2024-02-12/
https://airlive.net/emergency/2024/02/11/skydiving-plane-crash-lands-on-beach-in-southern-mexico-killing-a-62-year-old-man/
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/small-plane-crashes-on-puerto-escondido-beach-killing-1-and-injuring-5/
https://www.meganoticias.mx/cdmx/noticia/cae-avioneta-en-playa-bacocho-en-puerto-escondido/496827
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/videos-se-desploma-avioneta-para-paracaidismo-en-puerto-escondido-oaxaca-hay-un-muerto/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n80ge
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N80GE
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 2012 | N80GE | Private | 0 | Raeford, North Carolina |  |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Cae avioneta en playa Bacocho en Puerto Escondido https://t.co/EuvtvMATDw pic.twitter.com/olCVJ6sxGT
— @MeganoticiasMx (@MeganoticiasMx) February 11, 2024
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