Overview
- The Cessna 210, registration XB-AZG and operated by Grupo Aeroespacial Avspace, left Pachuca for Cuernavaca and crashed during initial climb about one minute after takeoff.
- The aircraft impacted roughly 500 metres from runway cabecera 21 on Avenida El Tezontle in the Venta Prieta neighborhood and caught fire, sending a large column of smoke over the area.
- Two people who were aboard died in the crash, authorities confirmed, and the victims’ identities have not been released.
- Emergency crews including military elements, state and municipal police, firefighters, Protección Civil, Cruz Roja and forensic teams secured the site, controlled the blaze and closed the avenue for investigations.
- AFAC has opened an administrative investigation while state prosecutors and SEMEFO conduct forensic diligencias to gather evidence and determine the technical or operational causes of the accident.