Learjet 24 crash, Jan 2, 1998 (3 killed), Tampico-General...
Learjet 24 accident on January 2, 1998 near Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina, Tamaulipas, Mexico with 3 fatalities. Cause: Official report not...
- Date: January 2, 1998
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Official report not verified.
A Learjet 24D (XA-RRK) operated by Aerodinamo del Pacifico was flying a charter from Houston to Tampico. During the ILS approach in fog, the aircraft descended below the glide path and the minimum descent altitude and struck the ground in a lagoon about 12.8 km short of the runway. Three occupants died, five were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.