Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 MAY 1997 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | Rockwell Sabreliner 40 |
| Operator: | Jett Paqueteria |
| Registration: | XA-TFC |
| C/n / msn: | 265-15 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 22 km (13.8 mls) SW of Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte (NTR) (Mexico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP/MMSP), Mexico |
| Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte (NTR/MMAN), Mexico |
Flew into the side of the Cerro de las Mitras mountain while approaching Monterrey (NTR) in conditions of rain and fog.
Events:
Sources:
» ICAO File : 97001510
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Luis Potosí Airport to Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte as the crow flies is 405 km (253 miles).
Distance from San Luis Potosí Airport to Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte as the crow flies is 405 km (253 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
