Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 September 2001
Aircraft Type: Saab 340B
Owner/operator: Aerolitoral
Registration Number: XA-ACK
Location: 24 km from Tijuana –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure during an emergency landing on a rural farm area in the Las Palmas Valley. The landing resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure during an emergency landing on a rural farm area in the Las Palmas Valley. The landing resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
Both engines failed and the aircraft carried out an emergency landing on a patch of farm land in the Las Palmas Valley.
Primary Cause
Engine failureEngine failureShare on:
