ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322451
| Date: | Thursday 24 February 2005 |
| Time: | 15:37 |
| Type: |  IAI 1124 Westwind |
| Owner/operator: | Gobierno del Estado de Colima |
| Registration: | XC-COL |
| MSN: | 279 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8523 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-3-1G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near El Devanador, Tzitzio -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Toluca Airport (TLC/MMTO) |
| Colima Airport (CLQ/MMIA) | |
| Investigating agency: | SCT |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The IAI Westwind jet departed Toluca (TLC) at 15:16 for a flight to Colima (CLQ), carrying a.o. the governor of the western Mexican state of Colima, Gustavo Vázquez Montes. Ten minutes later the aircraft had reached the cruising altitude of FL260.
At 15:31 the pilot radioed that he had some flight control problems and that they were diverting to Morelia Airport (MLM). A descent from FL160 was initiated on radial 160 of the Morelia VOR. The aircraft then disappeared from radar and was later found to have crashed in a mountainous area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Sudden descent during cruise flight and loss of control of the aircraft due to flight control problems".
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
- Possible failure of the horizontal stabilizer actuator
- Possible abrupt change in the attitude of the aircraft due to the position of the centre of gravity
- Possible improper crew actions to resolve the emergency.
- Possible crew neglect of position and indication of flight controls.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
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