Learjet 25 crash, Apr 1, 2010, Bahías de Huatulco
Learjet 25 accident on April 1, 2010 near Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Landing gear failed to extend. The reason was...
- Date: April 1, 2010
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing gear failed to extend. The reason was not determined in the sources reviewed.
A Learjet 25D operated by Aero Ermes on a charter from Oaxaca to Bahias de Huatulco carried Oaxaca's then governor. The crew could not lower the landing gear on approach and made a wheels-up landing, after which the jet slid off the runway and caught fire. All six people on board got out uninjured, but the jet was destroyed by fire.