Piedras Negras - Piedras Negras

On July 7, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Piedras Negras - Piedras Negras experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, operated by Rajet Aeroservicios, with the event recorded near Piedras Negras Coahuila.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft was chartered by the State of Coahuila to conduct a survey flight of the area around Piedras Negras following recent floods and damages caused by hurricane Alex. The aircraft departed Piedras Negras Airport at 0930LT bound to the northwest. En route, while performing an aerial inspection of the area around the La Fragua Lake, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 600 metres south of the La Fragua Dam, about 35 km northwest of Piedras Negras Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all 8 occupants were killed. Crew: Juan Roberto Rendón, pilot, Guillermo Ainsle Ibarra, copilot. Passengers: Horacio del Bosque Dávila, Coahuila's Secretary of Public works, José Manuel Maldonado Maldonado, Mayor of Piedras Negras, Ricardo Garza Bermea, Director of the Piedras Negras Civil Protection, David Rey Chavira Jiménez, Guillermo Ainsle Montemayor, Alfonso Ainsle Montemayor.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-MPV, MSN 31-7820077, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.7041°, -100.5624°.