Summary
On July 25, 2018, a Air Tractor AT301 (XB-OVB) was involved in an accident near Ascension, Chihuahua, MX. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
On July 25, 2018, about 1600 coordinated universal time, a Mexican registered Air Tractor AT 301 airplane, XB-OVB, impacted terrain near Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed Ascension, Mexico, on an aerial application flight.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Mexico.
This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN18WA308. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft XB-OVB.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On July 25, 2018, about 1600 coordinated universal time, a Mexican registered Air Tractor AT 301 airplane, XB-OVB, impacted terrain near Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed Ascension, Mexico, on an aerial application flight.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Direccion de Investigacion de Accidentes E Incidentes de Aviacion
Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateos, #1990, piso 4, Col Los Alpes, Tlacopac
Deligacion Alvaro Orbegon, C. P. 01010, Ciudad de Mexico
Telephone: (55) 5011-6413
E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN18WA308