Reynosa - Monterrey
Flight / Schedule
Reynosa - Monterrey
Aircraft
BAe 125Registration
XA-KEW
MSN
257096
Year of Manufacture
1980
Date
May 2, 1981 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Nuevo León
Region
Central America • Mexico
Coordinates
25.7910°, -100.3054°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On May 2, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Reynosa - Monterrey experienced a crash involving BAe 125, operated by Servicios Aéreos Regiomontanos - SARSA, with the event recorded near Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Nuevo León.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Reynosa to Monterrey, carrying four passengers and a crew of two. On final approach by night, the pilots failed to realize their altitude was too low when the airplane struck trees and crashed 6,5 km short of runway. The wreckage was found 10 hours later. Both pilots and two passengers were killed. Two other passengers were seriously injured, among them the Peruvian actress Patricia Aspíllaga. Her husband, the Mexican businessman Arturo Ornelas, did not survive.
Aircraft reference details include registration XA-KEW, MSN 257096, year of manufacture 1980.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.7910°, -100.3054°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
2
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Reynosa to Monterrey, carrying four passengers and a crew of two. On final approach by night, the pilots failed to realize their altitude was too low when the airplane struck trees and crashed 6,5 km short of runway. The wreckage was found 10 hours later. Both pilots and two passengers were killed. Two other passengers were seriously injured, among them the Peruvian actress Patricia Aspíllaga. Her husband, the Mexican businessman Arturo Ornelas, did not survive.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
66.7%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Reynosa - Monterrey
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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