A Cessna 206 XA-UPC crashed into ocean waters a few hundred yards off the shore from Cancun, Mexico on 30 March 2021. The crash killed both the pilot and co-pilot who were the only occupants of the plane. The aircraft was towing a banner for a party boat event on Nichupte Lagoon off Cancun.
Video shows the plane flying over the water before the crash, in what appeared to be the planned part of the banner stunt. The plane soars over the boat and then dips into a nosedive before plowing into the ocean. Mexican officials rushed to the scene and recovered the two bodies from the crash. The cause of the disaster is still under investigation. The plane was rented from a company called Xomex and departed from Holbox Island. The pilot was the owner of the plane.
The cell video of the flyover and crash taken from the boat is low quality and includes audience cries of grief:
Below are pics of the descent to water and aircraft recovery.
