Narrative:
Both engines failed and the aircraft carried out an emergency landing on a patch of farm land in the Las Palmas Valley.
Forced landing outside airport
» NTSB
accident date: 06-09-2001
type: Saab 340B
registration: XA-ACK
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 6 September 2001 |
| Time: | 12:35 PDT |
| Type: |  Saab 340B |
| Operator: | Aerolitoral |
| Registration: | XA-ACK |
| MSN: | 340B-183 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CT7-9B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) from Tijuana ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad Juárez-Abraham Gonzalez International Airport (CJS/MMCS), Mexico |
| Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ), Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | 2130 |
Both engines failed and the aircraft carried out an emergency landing on a patch of farm land in the Las Palmas Valley.
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» AP» NTSB
Photos
accident date: 06-09-2001
type: Saab 340B
registration: XA-ACK
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 Ciudad Juárez-Abraham Gonzalez International Airport to Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport as the crow flies is 991 km (620 miles).
Distance from Ciudad Juárez-Abraham Gonzalez International Airport to Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport as the crow flies is 991 km (620 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.
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