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Accidents · NTSB GAA23WA223 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 650 accident near Veracruz, Mx, July 28, 2023

On July 28, 2023, a Cessna 650, registered XBVFJ, was destroyed in an accident during initial climb near Veracruz. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. 3 people were killed.

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 28, 2023
Place
Veracruz, Mx
Type
Accident
Injuries
3 people were killed.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 650 · all 650s on the register
Registration
XBVFJ · no longer on the register
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. private rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during initial climb defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flig1
Passengers2

About this page

Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA23WA223.