Historical eventDecember 242018

2018 Puebla helicopter crash

A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor.

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When
Monday, December 24 20188 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2018-12-24.

Place: Coronango Municipality, Mexico.

Type: aviation accident.

Deaths reported: 5.

Catalyst / how it started

Linked causes: mechanical failure.

What happened

Investigation The investigation of the crash was conducted by Mexican authorities from the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil and the office of the federal attorney general . They were assisted by representatives from Agusta and Pratt and Whitney , which manufactured the helicopter's engines. [ 1 ] Mexico had sought the aid of the United States National Transportation Safety Board ; while the NTSB initially stated it could not support the investigation due to the ongoing government shutdown , [

Responses Andrés Manuel ( @lopezobrador_ ) tweeted: Spanish : Estoy recibiendo información de un accidente en Puebla por desplome de un helicóptero. Por confirmar que iban la gobernadora Martha Erika Alonso y el ex gobernador Rafael Moreno Valle. He ordenado a todo el gobierno actuar de inmediato. Translation: I am receiving information about an accident in Puebla involving a helicopter crash. Pending confirmation that Governor Martha Erika Alonso and former Governor Rafael Moreno Valle were on board.

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.

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