Let L-410 crash, Sep 12, 2001 (19 killed), Chichén Itzá
Let L-410 accident on September 12, 2001 near Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico with 19 fatalities. Cause: Right engine failure during takeoff, with the...
- Date: September 12, 2001
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Right engine failure during takeoff, with the exact cause not determined. Investigators found that appropriate flight techniques were not applied by the crew.
Shortly after takeoff from Chichen Itza runway 28 on a charter to Cozumel, the Let L-410 rolled right and stalled at about 500 feet. It came down in woodland about a kilometre past the runway end and burned. All 19 aboard were killed.