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Learjet 45XR - Fatal Accident (Mexico)

Date: Sunday 21 February 2021

Time: 09:45

Type: Learjet 45XR

Operator: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana

Registration: 3912

C/n / msn: 45-325

First flight: 2007

Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants:

Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants:

Total: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6

Aircraft damage: Destroyed

Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)

Location: near Xalapa Airport (JAL) (  Mexico)

Phase: Takeoff (TOF)

Nature: Military

Departure airport: Xalapa-El Lencero Airport (JAL/MMJA), Mexico

Destination airport: Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA/MMVA), Mexico

Narrative:

A Learjet 45XR operated by the Mexican Air Force, crashed near Xalapa Airport, Mexico, and burst into flames. All six on board suffered fatal injuries.

Flight tracking website Flightaware shows the aircraft arrived at Xalapa Airport at 09:05 hours local time after a flight from Mexico City. The Mexican Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional reported that the accident occurred at 09:45 after takeoff.