Embraer ERJ-190 crash, Jul 31, 2018, Durango
Embraer ERJ-190 accident on July 31, 2018 near Durango, Durango, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of airspeed and lift due to low level wind...
- Date: July 31, 2018
- Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-190
- Location: Durango, Durango, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of airspeed and lift due to low level wind shear; an unauthorized training flight at takeoff and a lack of control tower oversight contributed.
An Embraer ERJ 190 operated by Aeromexico Connect took off from Durango, Mexico, during a thunderstorm on 31 July 2018 when low altitude windshear reduced its speed and lift. It struck the runway, both engines were torn off, and the aircraft slid about 380 meters and burned. All 103 occupants were evacuated, and 39 were injured, 14 of them seriously.