Narrative:
The Sabreliner operated on a package flight to Culiacán. The crew requested a low approach prior to landing at Culiacán. During the low approach. The airplane impacted poles prior to impacting a sports field and some vacant buildings. A post-impact fire consumed the airplane.
» NTSB
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Saturday 30 December 2006 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  North American CT-39A-1-NA Sabreliner |
| Operator: | Facts Air |
| Registration: | XA-TNP |
| MSN: | 265-62 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney J60P-3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Culiacán-Fedl de Bachigualato Airport (CUL) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP/MMLP), Mexico |
| Culiacán-Fedl de Bachigualato Airport (CUL/MMCL), Mexico |
The Sabreliner operated on a package flight to Culiacán. The crew requested a low approach prior to landing at Culiacán. During the low approach. The airplane impacted poles prior to impacting a sports field and some vacant buildings. A post-impact fire consumed the airplane.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Investigan negligencia en accidente de jet en Culiacán (El Universal, 31-12-2006)» NTSB
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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 La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León International Airport to Culiacán-Fedl de Bachigualato Airport as the crow flies is 300 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León International Airport to Culiacán-Fedl de Bachigualato Airport as the crow flies is 300 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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