2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash

2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash
A Learjet 25 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
SummaryLoss of control and crash during climb
SiteNear Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico
24°27′N 99°31′W / 24.45°N 99.52°W / 24.45; -99.52
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLearjet 25
OperatorStarwood Management LLC
RegistrationN345MC
Flight originMonterrey International Airport, Mexico
DestinationToluca International Airport, Mexico
Occupants7
Passengers5
Crew2
Fatalities7
Survivors0

On 9 December 2012, a Learjet 25 business jet carrying five passengers including American singer Jenni Rivera crashed south of Monterrey, Mexico, minutes after taking off from the city's international airport. All aboard, including two crew members, were killed.[1]

The subsequent investigation was unable to determine the cause of the sudden steep descent that led to the aircraft impacting the ground at extremely high speed.

  1. ^ "U.S.-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera feared dead in plane crash". NBC News. Reuters. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2019.