Learjet 24 crash, Nov 20, 1998, Mexico City-Benito Juarez
Learjet 24 accident on November 20, 1998 near Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: November 20, 1998
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; no official investigation findings were found in the sources reviewed.
A Mexican Navy Learjet 24 failed to lift off during takeoff at Mexico City-Benito Juarez. The crew tried a second rotation, then aborted with heavy braking and a drag chute. The jet veered off the runway, lost its undercarriage and burned, but all seven occupants escaped.