Learjet 24 crash, Jan 9, 2007 (2 killed), Guadalajara
Learjet 24 accident on January 9, 2007 near Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the descent...
- Date: January 9, 2007
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the descent toward Guadalajara. The probable cause was reported as CFIT, and the final report was not located in the sources reviewed.
A Learjet 24F cargo flight operated by Ameristar Jet Charter from Laredo, Texas, was on an instrument approach to Guadalajara at night. The aircraft was cleared down through 9,000 feet and was last seen on radar still descending. It crashed into terrain about 18.8 nautical miles east of the airport, and both pilots were killed.