XB-MNP

On April 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM, XB-MNP experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-200, operated by Private Mexican, with the event recorded near Laguna Salada Baja California.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a desert crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The aircraft departed Mexicali Airport with one pilot on board. The goal of the flight was a test experiment on behalf of the Mexican Civil Aviation Authority and various agencies to crash deliberately the aircraft in the Laguna Salada for a television program organized by British, German, Mexican and American Producers. While approaching the desert along the Mexican 5 Highway, about 30 km southwest of Mexicali, the pilot bailed out and the aircraft continued for few seconds in a slightly flat attitude. In a flaps down and gear down configuration, the aircraft touched down hard in a sandy area, lost its undercarriage, crashed and came to rest, broken in two.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-MNP, MSN 21348/1287, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.3282°, -115.6495°.