Learjet 35 crash, May 2, 1992 (2 killed), Cumuatillo-Paja...
Learjet 35 accident on May 2, 1992 near Cumuatillo-Pajacuarán, Michoacán, Mexico with 2 fatalities. Cause: Night landing attempt at an unsuitable,...
- Date: May 2, 1992
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Cumuatillo-Pajacuarán, Michoacán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Night landing attempt at an unsuitable, unlit airstrip after approaching from the wrong position relative to the runway, with no flight plan filed.
A Learjet 35 on an illegal smuggling flight from Cali, Colombia, attempted a night landing at Cumuatillo-Pajacuaran, an unlit airstrip with no facilities. It approached from the wrong position and struck the ground near the threshold, then broke up and came to rest near a road. Both pilots were killed and a cocaine load was found in the wreckage.