Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Cessna Crashes Into Coahuila Industrial Plant, Two Rescued

Investigators are probing the cause after rescuers pulled both occupants from the wreckage.

Overview

  • The aircraft fell onto the Matcor-Matsu facility inside Parque Industrial La Amistad in Ramos Arizpe shortly after midday Saturday.
  • The plane, a Cessna Turbo Stationair registered XB-HUS, departed Plan de Guadalupe Airport and lost stability within about a minute of takeoff.
  • Pilot Armando López Recio and passenger Magdalena Cárdenas were rescued alive, treated at the scene, and transported to hospitals in Saltillo.
  • The factory was unoccupied at the time, and authorities reported no other injuries or major damage beyond the affected area.
  • Guardia Nacional, municipal and state police, Protección Civil, Bomberos, the Fiscalía and AIC secured the site and opened inquiries, with unconfirmed early reports suggesting a possible mechanical failure; airport operations continued normally.