Rockwell Sabreliner 40 crash, Dec 19, 2006, Monterrey-Gen...
Rockwell Sabreliner 40 accident on December 19, 2006 near Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Descent...
- Date: December 19, 2006
- Aircraft: Rockwell Sabreliner 40
- Location: Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent below the minimum descent altitude in dense fog on approach, resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Based on a database summary; no official report was found.
A Sabreliner cargo aircraft operated by Jett Paqueteria was on approach to Monterrey in dense fog. It descended below minimum altitude on short final and struck the ground about 400 metres short of the runway, losing its landing gear. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.