Narrative:
Crashed en route from El Paso, Texas, USA to Toluca, Mexico. The plane had climbed to FL410 to navigate around thunderstorm activity.
Probable cause: "Loss of control of the aircraft during cruise flight, when penetrating into a turbulent zone (cb's), causing an accelerated descent to the ground."
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 20 May 1997 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Rockwell 1121B Jet Commander |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1121F |
| MSN: | 150 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near La Carbonera ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP), United States of America |
| Toluca Airport (TLC/MMTO), Mexico |
Crashed en route from El Paso, Texas, USA to Toluca, Mexico. The plane had climbed to FL410 to navigate around thunderstorm activity.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "Loss of control of the aircraft during cruise flight, when penetrating into a turbulent zone (cb's), causing an accelerated descent to the ground."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
ThunderstormLoss of control
Sources:
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Map
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 El Paso International Airport, TX to Toluca Airport as the crow flies is 1535 km (959 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from El Paso International Airport, TX to Toluca Airport as the crow flies is 1535 km (959 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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