KikoLobo
2nd Nov 2005, 19:22
A bell 206B, reported missing on November 1st. He was flying a route from Mexico D.F towards San Luis Potosi. the weather at both ends was reported moderate with isolated thunderstorms and low clounds... He called with his cell phone home 40 miles out of San Luis (MMSP), to tell the dispatcher he was 40 miles out, and that he will be landing at san luis for fuel. The dispatcher was waiting for him for a flight on Monterrey Mexico later that day. Monterrey was his final destination.
Later when he was due to San Luis according to his flight plan, he was reported missing. the authorities started the search, but then got distracted, because the police reported the helicopter found near Queretaro (around 40 to 70 miles out of Mexico D.F), but the police report was not accurate.
So night fell.
On the 2nd (today), one of the search helicopter (XA-TUS), followed another police lead to another site. This time the helicopter was found burned, and impacted into the mountains.
It was an ugly scene. The pilot was burned badly and the forensics diagnosed he got killed on impact.
Talking to local people, they said that at the time of the accident, there was a lot of fog and haze, and rain in that area. In mexico we don't have doplers almost anywhere, and the only reports weather wise are expired metars and innacurate tafs... Althought the weather was moderate at the destination, there was just no way to tell the weather was that bad in those areas. He impacted into a mountain.
There is just no way at this point to tell what happen, but the buz is that the weather did the dirty work.....
He knew the route well, he had done it at least 10 times before.
The machine that he was flying was maintain very very well, and i had the fortune to flown it just 2 weeks before for some trainning.
The pilot was a good friend of mine, and it also happened to be one of my teachers.
I am really sad, and i trully feel for the family he left behind.
Be carefull.
Later when he was due to San Luis according to his flight plan, he was reported missing. the authorities started the search, but then got distracted, because the police reported the helicopter found near Queretaro (around 40 to 70 miles out of Mexico D.F), but the police report was not accurate.
So night fell.
On the 2nd (today), one of the search helicopter (XA-TUS), followed another police lead to another site. This time the helicopter was found burned, and impacted into the mountains.
It was an ugly scene. The pilot was burned badly and the forensics diagnosed he got killed on impact.
Talking to local people, they said that at the time of the accident, there was a lot of fog and haze, and rain in that area. In mexico we don't have doplers almost anywhere, and the only reports weather wise are expired metars and innacurate tafs... Althought the weather was moderate at the destination, there was just no way to tell the weather was that bad in those areas. He impacted into a mountain.
There is just no way at this point to tell what happen, but the buz is that the weather did the dirty work.....
He knew the route well, he had done it at least 10 times before.
The machine that he was flying was maintain very very well, and i had the fortune to flown it just 2 weeks before for some trainning.
The pilot was a good friend of mine, and it also happened to be one of my teachers.
I am really sad, and i trully feel for the family he left behind.
Be carefull.