Learjet 35 crash, Aug 2, 2008, Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo...
Learjet 35 accident on August 2, 2008 near Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jalisco, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The...
- Date: August 2, 2008
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jalisco, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The electrical failure after takeoff is taken from the crew account, and no official report was found explaining the cause.
A Learjet 35A, registration XB-KPB, lost its electrical power shortly after takeoff from Guadalajara and the crew requested an emergency return. On touchdown the landing gear collapsed, and the jet slid on its belly and caught fire. All six occupants escaped without injury.