Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 July 1998
Aircraft Type: Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Mexicana
Registration Number: XC-UTQ
Location: Pico de Orizaba –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/system.Aircraft engine/system.
Category: Accident
A Skyvan transport plane crashed into the highest peak of Pico de Orizaba Volcano, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants. The impact occurred at an elevation of approximately 18,200 feet near the El P£lpito section of the volcano, while the mountain?s summit elevation is 18,491 feet. The minimum altitude over the terrain was 21,000 feet.A Skyvan transport plane crashed into the highest peak of Pico de Orizaba Volcano, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants. The impact occurred at an elevation of approximately 18,200 feet near the El P£lpito section of the volcano, while the mountain?s summit elevation is 18,491 feet. The minimum altitude over the terrain was 21,000 feet.
Description
A Skyvan transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into the highest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de Orizaba Volcano. All four on board were killed. Impact was at an elevation of about 18,200 feet at the El P£lpito part of Pico de Orizaba while the elevation of the mountain top is 18,491 feet. Minimum altitude over mountains terrain in that area was 21,000 feet.
Source of Information
https://www.t.bike/2017/01/pico-de-orizaba-mexico.htmlhttps://www.t.bike/2017/01/pico-de-orizaba-mexico.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
