BAe 125 crash, Apr 19, 2014 (8 killed), Saltillo
BAe 125 accident on April 19, 2014 near Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico with 8 fatalities. Cause: CIDAIA (Mexico), as summarized by BAAA and ASN: the crew...
- Date: April 19, 2014
- Aircraft: BAe 125
- Location: Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: CIDAIA (Mexico), as summarized by BAAA and ASN: the crew continued the approach below minimum descent altitude in instrument conditions until the aircraft collided with power cables and the ground. Contributing factors included an unstable approach, failure to respond to the GPWS alarm, and poor operator safety culture.
On 19 April 2014 a LACSA BAe 125 charter flying from Cozumel to Saltillo, Mexico, with two crew and six passengers, struck power cables and crashed into an industrial park while on an ILS approach to runway 17 in fog. The crew continued the approach below minimum descent altitude without visual contact with the runway, and all eight people on board died in the impact and post crash fire. The building struck was also destroyed by fire.