Learjet 35 crash, Jun 12, 1995, Magdalena de Kino
Learjet 35 accident on June 12, 1995 near Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: A hydraulic leak caused the left engine fire,...
- Date: June 12, 1995
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A hydraulic leak caused the left engine fire, which reduced aircraft performance and prevented a safe landing; the aircraft landed long and overran the runway.
A Learjet 35 charter flying from Veracruz to Nogales declared an emergency after a fire in the left engine and diverted to Magdalena de Kino. It landed long on the 1,386 m runway, could not stop, overran and burst into flames. All four occupants escaped uninjured but the aircraft was destroyed.