Narrative:
A Learjet 45XR operated by the Mexican Air Force, crashed near Xalapa Airport, Mexico, and burst into flames. All six on board suffered fatal injuries.
Flight tracking website Flightaware shows the aircraft arrived at Xalapa Airport at 09:05 hours local time after a flight from Mexico City. The Mexican Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional reported that the accident occurred at 09:45 after takeoff.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 21 February 2021 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Learjet 45XR |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | 3912 |
| MSN: | 45-325 |
| First flight: | 2007 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Xalapa Airport (JAL) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Xalapa-El Lencero Airport (JAL/MMJA), Mexico |
| Villahermosa-Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA/MMVA), Mexico |
A Learjet 45XR operated by the Mexican Air Force, crashed near Xalapa Airport, Mexico, and burst into flames. All six on board suffered fatal injuries.
Flight tracking website Flightaware shows the aircraft arrived at Xalapa Airport at 09:05 hours local time after a flight from Mexico City. The Mexican Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional reported that the accident occurred at 09:45 after takeoff.
Sources:
» SEDENA press releasePhotos
Video, social media
#AHORA Se reporta accidente de un Learjet 45XR de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana #FAM3912 en las inmediaciones del Aeropuerto Internacional de Xalapa, Veracruz.
— Foro Militar México (@foro_militar) February 21, 2021
Se presume de 6 a 7 personas viajaban a bordo#Sedena #EjercitoMexicano #EjercitoyFam pic.twitter.com/f6k9feoa24
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 Xalapa-El Lencero Airport to Villahermosa-Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport as the crow flies is 448 km (280 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Xalapa-El Lencero Airport to Villahermosa-Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport as the crow flies is 448 km (280 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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