Accident Learjet 24D XA-RRK, Friday 2 January 1998

Date:	Friday 2 January 1998
Time:	11:00
Type:	Learjet 24D
Owner/operator:	Aerodinamo del Pacifico
Registration:	XA-RRK
MSN:	24-307
Year of manufacture:	1975
Total airframe hrs:	8095 hours
Engine model:	General Electric CJ610-6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	10 km NW of Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM) - Mexico
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU/KHOU)
Destination airport:	Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM/MMTM)
Investigating agency:	SCT
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The airplane was flying the 8 mile DME arc to intercept the localizer in night-time IMC conditions when the airplane contacted the surface of the water of a lagoon. The undercarriage and flaps were damaged as the aircraft continued forward onto the ground were it hit several objects. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact.

Probable cause: "Failure to maintain instrument procedure (IFR), authorized for approach, abandoning instrument conditions and going to visual conditions (VFR), during an operation restricted by unfavourable meteorgical conditions."

Accident investigation: