Accidents
Wake turbulence studied in crash of Learjet in Mexico
On November 4 Learjet 45 XC-VMC crashed into a mixed residential and commercial area in central Mexico City during an approach to Benito Juarez Internation

On November 4 Learjet 45 XC-VMC crashed into a mixed residential and commercial area in central Mexico City during an approach to Benito Juarez International Airport in clear weather. All nine occupants were killed. Five people on the ground were also killed and another 40 people injured.

The aircraft was owned by Mexico’s Interior Ministry but operated under contract by a private company. Capt. Martín de Jesús Oliva Pérez and copilot Álvaro Sánchez y Jiménez were both rated in the aircraft.

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