 An AgustaWestland AW109S Grand similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 December 2018 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure due to maintenance error. |
| Site | Coronango, Puebla, Mexico 19°6′48.456″N 98°18′12.442″W / 19.11346000°N 98.30345611°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | AgustaWestland AW109S Grand |
| Operator | Servicios Aéreos del Altiplano |
| Registration | XA-BON |
| Flight origin | Puebla |
| Destination | Mexico City |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.[1][2] 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.[1] Alonso was 10 days into her term as governor at that time of the crash.[1] The accident investigation found a preexisting problem with a stability system on the helicopter.
- ^ a b c Mervosh, Sarah; Stevens, Matt (December 24, 2018). "Mexico Helicopter Crash Kills Governor and Her Husband, an Ex-Governor". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Fariza, Ignacio (December 24, 2018). "Mueren la gobernadora y el exgobernador de Puebla en un accidente de helicóptero" [Governor and ex-governor of Puebla die in helicopter accident]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2018.