2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash
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A Learjet 25 similar to the crashed aircraft. | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 9 December 2012 |
| Site |
Near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico 24°27′N 99°31′W / 24.45°N 99.52°W |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Fatalities | 7 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Learjet 25 |
| Operator | Starwood Management LLC |
| Registration | N345MC |
| Flight origin | Monterrey International Airport, Mexico |
| Destination | Toluca, Mexico |
The 2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash was the 9 December 2012 crash of a business jet in which singer Jenni Rivera was travelling. All five passengers and two crew on board the aircraft were killed in the crash. It was the first crash involving a commercial Learjet 25 to have fatalities in 9 years.[1]
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Learjet 25, operated by Starwood Management LLC and registered N345MC. It had been built some 43 years before the crash.[1][2]
Accident
The Learjet 25 was chartered to fly Jenni Rivera and four others from Monterrey in northern Mexico to Toluca near Mexico City after she performed a concert at the Monterrey Arena. It left Monterrey International Airport at about 3:30am local time on 9 December 2012. About seven minutes after takeoff, while cruising at about 28,000 feet (8,500 m) above sea level, the aircraft suddenly entered a high-speed descent. It crashed near Iturbide, Nuevo León[3] at about 9,000 feet (2,700 m) above sea level.[1][4]
When search and rescue teams located the wreckage of the aircraft more than 24 hours later, it was reportedly strewn across an area nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) wide. Authorities said it could take as long as ten days to recover all the wreckage needed for the investigation from the crash site.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whitfield, Bethany (11 December 2012). "Jenni Rivera Killed in Learjet Crash". flyingmag.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Recent Accidents". planecrashinfo.com. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Press, Associated (10 December 2012). "Plane of singer Jenni Rivera missing in Mexico". salon.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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