Agusta A109 accident near Santa Maria Coronango, State of Puebla, MX
On December 24, 2018, an Agusta A109 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Santa Maria Coronango, State of Puebla, MX. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 24, 2018
- Place
- Santa Maria Coronango, State of Puebla, MX
- Aircraft
- Agusta A109 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 19.138°N, 98.325°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181226X54250
NTSB summary
The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AGUSTA A109S helicopter that occurred on December 24, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Mexico. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, piso 4 Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Del. Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 México, D.F. Mexico Tel.: (52) 55 5723-9400, E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the DGAC.
From Wikipedia
On December 24, 2018, a helicopter carrying Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo, the newly elected governor of the Mexican state of Puebla, and her husband, senator and former governor Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, crashed on a hill in Coronango near the city of Puebla. All five people on board the helicopter were killed in the crash: Alonso, Moreno, the two pilots, Captain Roberto Coppe Obregón and Captain Marco Antonio Tavera Romero, and an assistant to the senator. Alonso was 10 days into her term as governor at that time of the crash. The accident investigation found a preexisting problem with a stability system on the helicopter.
Text from Wikipedia, “2018 Puebla helicopter crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
