Monterrey - Tijuana

On October 27, 1979 at 11:46 PM, Monterrey - Tijuana experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Procuraduría General de la República, with the event recorded near San Ysidro California.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane was completing a special flight from Monterrey to Tijuana on behalf of the General Attorney of the Republic of Mexico. On final approach to Tijuana-General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a power pole (14 feet high) and crashed in flames about two miles short of runway threshold, on US territory. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited to a half of mile due to low ceiling and fog.

Aircraft reference details include registration XC-PGR, MSN BB-317, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.5520°, -117.0431°.