San Luis Potosí – Ciudad Victoria – Torreón

On November 14, 2014 at 05:30 PM, San Luis Potosí – Ciudad Victoria – Torreón experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private Mexican, with the event recorded near Conrado Castillo Tamaulipas.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The twin engine aircraft departed San Luis Potosí on a flight to Torreón with an intermediate stop in Ciudad Victoria, carrying five passengers and one pilot. At the end of the afternoon, while descending to Ciudad Victoria Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. Too low, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a hilly terrain located near Conrado Castillo. The wreckage was found the following morning about 60 km northwest of Ciudad Victoria Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all six occupants were killed. Pilot: Juan José Castro Maldonado Passengers: Maribel Lumbreras, Paulina García Lumbreras, Lucero Salazar Méndez, Juana Lumbreras Ruiz, Guadalupe Lumbreras Ruiz.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-ZAX, MSN 31-46, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.0514°, -99.0298°.