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Two Injured After Light Plane Crashes Onto Factory Roof in Ramos Arizpe

Authorities have opened a forensic investigation to determine the cause.

Overview

  • A Cessna-type aircraft went down shortly before 1 p.m. on January 17 onto the roof of a company facility in the Ramos Arizpe industrial park near Plan de Guadalupe International Airport.
  • The two occupants, identified as pilot Armando López Recio, 66, and his wife, Magdalena Cárdenas, 58, were rescued alive and taken to a private hospital in Saltillo.
  • State and municipal police, Red Cross paramedics and the Agencia de Investigación Criminal responded and conducted on-site rescue and forensic work.
  • Officials reported no injuries inside the facility and no major damage beyond the structure where the plane fell.
  • Investigators have not determined a cause and are working to rule out additional risks in the area.