Cessna 402 crash, Oct 17, 2008 (3 killed), Monterrey
Cessna 402 accident on October 17, 2008 near Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while climbing in...
- Date: October 17, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while climbing in cloud.
A Baja California Sur government Cessna 402C carried Finance Secretary Nabor Garcia Aguirre and two pilots from Monterrey toward La Paz. While climbing in cloud, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt El Fraile. All three occupants died, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and a post-crash fire.