Descripción del Accidente ASN 09 DEC 2012 Learjet 25 N345MC - Iturbide
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:domingo 9 diciembre 2012
Hora:03:33
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic LJ25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 25
Operador:Starwood Management LLC
Registración: N345MC
Numéro de série: 25-046
Año de Construcción: 1969
Motores: 2 General Electric CJ610-6
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5
Total:Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:cerca Iturbide (   México)
Elevación del lugar del accidente: 1707 m (5600 feet) amsl
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Ejecutivo
Aeropuerto de Salida:Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY/MMMY), México
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Toluca Airport (TLC/MMTO), México
Descripción:
A Learjet 25 corporate jet crashed near Iturbide, Mexico while en route on a flight between Monterrey and Toluca Airport (TLC), Mexico. There were two pilots and five passengers on board. All were killed in the crash.
The airplane had been chartered to transport Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera and four others to Toluca following an evening concert in the Monterrey Arena.
The flight departed Monterrey at 03:19 and began to climb with the intention of reaching 37,000 ft with an average climb rate of about 1,800 ft/s. At about 03:30:15, two and a half minutes before the final descent, the aircraft stopped climbing and held an altitude of approximately 26,000 ft for about 15 seconds. At 03:31:30 the aircraft again held an altitude of 28,000 ft for a little over 15 seconds before climbing to 28,700 ft. Then at 03:32:11 the aircraft descended 500 ft, returned to 28,800 ft, and then descended until it collided with mountainous terrain at an altitude of 5600 feet above sea level.

The NTSB laboratory assisted in the examination of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator. The examination indicate no evidence of pre-existing damage, corrosion or fatigue. The fracture surfaces of the actuator were indicative of overstress failure as a result of impact.
It appeared that the captain was not allowed to operate a commercial flight given his age (78 years old). The copilot had an FAA license which lacked a type rating for Learjet aircraft.

Probable Cause:

CAUSA: "Pérdida de control de vuelo de la aeronave por causas no determinadas."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: DGCA Mexico
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: ACCR-071/12
Download report: Final report

Fuentes:
» Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT)
» CNN Espanol


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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 Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport to Toluca Airport as the crow flies is 714 km (446 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.

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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Learjet 25

  • 373 built
  • 62nd loss
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