Accident occurred Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in El Refugio, Mexico
Aircraft: ROCKWELL 695, registration:
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On 21 February 2012, a Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Commander 980, registration XC-PFB, crashed near El Refugio Mexico, after slowing and departing controlled flight at 20,000 feet. Ther aircraft was destroyed, and the three occupants were fatally injured.
The accident is being investigated by the Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of manufacturer of the airplane.
All inquiries should be directed to:
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Providencia No. 807 — 6° piso
Colonia del Valle
Codigo Postal 03100
México, D.F.
Mexico
Website: www.sct.gob.mx
Members of the Mexican Federal Police work at the site of an airplane crash, near the town of Refugio Padrone, in the State of Jalisco, Mexico, on the last hours of Feb. 21, 2012. The airplane was on its way to Mexico City from the city of Los Cabos. The pilot and copilot were killed in the accident. [Xinhua]
Members of the Mexican Federal Police work at the site of an airplane crash, near the town of Refugio Padrone, in the State of Jalisco, Mexico, on the last hours of Feb. 21, 2012. The airplane was on its way to Mexico City from the city of Los Cabos. The pilot and copilot were killed in the accident. [Xinhua]
Wreckage of the plane with registration number XC-PFB, belonging to the Mexican Federal Police, seen after a plane crash, near the town of Refugio Padrone, in the State of Jalisco, Mexico, on the last hours of Feb. 21, 2012. The airplane was on its way to Mexico City from the city of Los Cabos. The pilot and copilot were killed in the accident. [Xinhua]
