Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 October 2010
Aircraft Type: Cessna 501 Citation I/SP
Owner/operator: Aviones Taxi AIFE
Registration Number: XA-TKY
Location: off Coatzacoalcos –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A Cessna 501 Citation I/SP corporate jet crashed off Coatzacoalcos, Mexico on October 7, resulting in the deaths of all six passengers and two crew members. Pieces of wreckage were recovered from the beach, indicating a catastrophic damage to the aircraft.A Cessna 501 Citation I/SP corporate jet crashed off Coatzacoalcos, Mexico on October 7, resulting in the deaths of all six passengers and two crew members. Pieces of wreckage were recovered from the beach, indicating a catastrophic damage to the aircraft.
Description
A Cessna 501 Citation I/SP corporate jet, registered XA-TKY, was damaged beyond repair in an accident off Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. There were 6 passengers and two crew members on board. All on board were killed. On October 7, pieces of wreckage washed ashore on the beach of Coatzacoalcos.
Primary Cause
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