Saltillo – Aguascalientes

On April 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Saltillo – Aguascalientes experienced a crash involving Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, operated by Unipolares y Espectaculares del Norte, with the event recorded near Saltillo Coahuila.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe Airport, while in initial climb, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field past the runway end, bursting into flames. All six occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-WUF, MSN 421A-0124, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.4120°, -101.0011°.