Learjet 45 XC-VMC

Summary

On 5 November 2008 at about 00:46 local time, a Learjet 45 registered XC-VMC was involved in an accident near Mexico City, Mexico. 14 people were on board and 8 died. 6 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 November 2008 at 00:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Mexico City, Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Learjet 45

Registration

XC-VMC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA09RA007

8 people died, including 6 on the ground.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 4, 2008, at 1846 central standard time, a Learjet model 45, registration XC-VMC, impacted terrain and buildings while on approach to Benito Juárez Mexico City International Airport (MMMX), Mexico City, Mexico. The 9 passengers and crew onboard the airplane were killed and the airplane was destroyed. Initial reports indicated that fourteen people on the ground were killed and an additional 40 people on the ground were injured. The airplane was registered to Secretairia du Gobernacion of Mexico, and operated by Centro de Servicios Cooperatives Aeros. The flight originated from the Ponciano Arriaga International (MMSP) airport, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation is being conducted by the Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.