Learjet 24 crash, Dec 16, 1988 (2 killed), Cuatro Ciénegas
Learjet 24 accident on December 16, 1988 near Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico with 2 fatalities. Cause: Cabin pressurization failure with slow...
- Date: December 16, 1988
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Cabin pressurization failure with slow decompression, leading to crew hypoxia and incapacitation, after which the aircraft ran out of fuel.
Learjet 24B N234CM of Crown Center Aviation was flying from Memphis toward Dallas Addison, Texas, on 16 December 1988 but climbed without authorization to FL440. A USAF T-38 pilot reported frost covering the cockpit windows and no radio contact with the crew. The jet crossed into Mexico, both engines stopped, and it crashed near Cuatro Cienegas killing both occupants, including NASA astronaut candidate Susan Reynolds.