Cessna 210

Summary

On 6 December 2007 at about 19:08 local time, a Cessna 210 was involved in an accident near Arteaga, Mexico. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 December 2007 at 19:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Arteaga, Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Uruapan → Monterrey

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

DFW08WA043

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 6, 2007, at 1308 central standard time, a Cessna 210, XB-GTS, serial number 21057478, was destroyed upon impact with mountainous terrain in the area of Mesa de las Tablas, approximately 26 nautical miles southeast of Arteaga, Coahuila, Mexico. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Uruapan International Airport, near Uraupan, Michoacan, destined for Del Norte International Airport, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. The airplane was reported to have a 260 horsepower Teledyne Continental Motors IO-470-E engine driving a McCauley D2A36C33 propeller. The accident investigation is under the control and supervision of the Government of the Republic of Mexico. Any further information may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Providencia 807, Cuarto Piso Colonia del Valle, Cdigo Postal 03100 Mexico, D.F, Mexico Telephone: 525-55-762-9538 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAC of Mexico.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.