Cuernavaca – Torreón – Chihuahua

The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Cuernavaca to Chihuahua with an intermediate stop in Torreón, carrying eight passengers and a crew of three. After passing Delicias VOR at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the crew started the descent but failed to follow the published procedures. At an altitude of 7,000 feet on descent, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 42 km south of Chihuahua Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 11 occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Cuernavaca – Torreón – Chihuahua

Registration

XA-RNR

MSN

306-49

Year of Manufacture

1969

Date

February 10, 1991 at 04:25 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Chihuahua Chihuahua

Region

Central America • Mexico

Coordinates

30.9908°, -108.1504°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On February 10, 1991 at 04:25 PM, Cuernavaca – Torreón – Chihuahua experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 60, operated by TVA - Travel Air, with the event recorded near Chihuahua Chihuahua.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Cuernavaca to Chihuahua with an intermediate stop in Torreón, carrying eight passengers and a crew of three. After passing Delicias VOR at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the crew started the descent but failed to follow the published procedures. At an altitude of 7,000 feet on descent, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 42 km south of Chihuahua Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-RNR, MSN 306-49, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.9908°, -108.1504°.

Fatalities

Total

11

Crew

3

Passengers

8

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Cuernavaca to Chihuahua with an intermediate stop in Torreón, carrying eight passengers and a crew of three. After passing Delicias VOR at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the crew started the descent but failed to follow the published procedures. At an altitude of 7,000 feet on descent, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 42 km south of Chihuahua Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 11 occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

8

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 11

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Cuernavaca – Torreón – Chihuahua

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Central America • Mexico

Aircraft Details

Registration

XA-RNR

MSN

306-49

Year of Manufacture

1969