XC-BIC

On August 31, 1979 at 12:00 AM, XC-BIC experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Procuraduría General de la República, with the event recorded near Moris Chihuahua.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine airplane was completing a regional flight on behalf of the Attorney General of the Republic. In unclear circumstances, the airplane crashed in a field in Moris following an engine failure. While both passengers were injured, the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XC-BIC, MSN 2021, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.1652°, -108.7551°.