Hermosillo - Guerrero Negro

The single engine airplane departed Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira García Airport at 0700LT on a schedule service (CFV872) to Guerrero Negro, Baja California del Sur, with one passenger and one pilot on board. About half an hour into the flight, radio and radar contact were lost with the airplane. Debris were found two days later in an uninhabited area located in the region of Tastiota, about 30 km southwest of Miguel Alemán. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and both occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Hermosillo - Guerrero Negro

Registration

XA-TWN

MSN

208B-0931

Year of Manufacture

2003

Date

December 24, 2019 at 07:30 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Tastiota Sonora

Region

Central America • Mexico

Coordinates

28.8230°, -111.9425°

Narrative Report

On December 24, 2019 at 07:30 AM, Hermosillo - Guerrero Negro experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Calafia Airlines, with the event recorded near Tastiota Sonora.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine airplane departed Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira García Airport at 0700LT on a schedule service (CFV872) to Guerrero Negro, Baja California del Sur, with one passenger and one pilot on board. About half an hour into the flight, radio and radar contact were lost with the airplane. Debris were found two days later in an uninhabited area located in the region of Tastiota, about 30 km southwest of Miguel Alemán. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-TWN, MSN 208B-0931, year of manufacture 2003.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.8230°, -111.9425°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

1

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

The single engine airplane departed Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira García Airport at 0700LT on a schedule service (CFV872) to Guerrero Negro, Baja California del Sur, with one passenger and one pilot on board. About half an hour into the flight, radio and radar contact were lost with the airplane. Debris were found two days later in an uninhabited area located in the region of Tastiota, about 30 km southwest of Miguel Alemán. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and both occupants were killed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Hermosillo - Guerrero Negro

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Central America • Mexico

Aircraft Details

Registration

XA-TWN

MSN

208B-0931

Year of Manufacture

2003