Learjet 35 crash, Jan 8, 1993 (9 killed), Hermosillo-Gene...
Learjet 35 accident on January 8, 1993 near Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia, Sonora, Mexico with 9 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight...
- Date: January 8, 1993
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia, Sonora, Mexico
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew did not maintain the minimum prescribed approach altitude, with poor visibility as a contributing factor.
An Avemex Learjet 35 (XA-LAN) flying Mexico City to Hermosillo was cleared for the runway 23 approach. ATC warned the crew about poor weather and low visibility, and the aircraft struck the slope of El Bachoco mountain about 10 km short of the runway. All nine people aboard were killed.