XC-PEP

Destroyed
Fatal

MD HELICOPTER 369S/N: 0079FF

Accident Details

Date
Monday, March 13, 2017
NTSB Number
CEN17WA129
Location
Mexicali, Mexico
Event ID
20170316X90652
Coordinates
32.645557, -115.696662
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
5
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
5

Aircraft Information

Registration
XC-PEP
Make
MD HELICOPTER
Serial Number
0079FF
Model / ICAO
369

Analysis

On March 13, 2017, about 1600 hours pacific daylight time, a MD Helicopters model 369FF single-engine helicopter, serial number 0079FF, Mexican registration XC-PEP, collided with high-voltage power lines while maneuvering near Mexicali, Mexico. The pilot and 4 passengers were fatally injured. The local flight departed General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MMML), near Mexicali, Mexico.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico.

Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC)

Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes

Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos

No. 1990, piso 4

Colonia Los Alpes, Tlacopac

Delegación Álvaro Obregón

Codigo Postal 01010

Ciudad de México

México

Telephone: (55) 5011-6413

E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx

Website: http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/inicio/

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN17WA129