Government of the State of Colima

IAI 1124 Westwind

The aircraft departed Toluca Airport at 1516LT on a flight to Colima, carrying five members of the Colima Government and two pilots. Fifteen minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 16,000 feet, the crew informed ATC about control problems and was cleared to divert to Morelia Airport via radial 160. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded and mountainous terrain located near El Devanador. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all seven occupants were killed. Crew: Mario Torres, pilot, Germán Ascencio, copilot. Passengers: Gustavo Vázquez Montes, Governor of the State of Colima, Roberto Preciado Cuevas, delegate secretary for Tourism, Ignacio Peralta, delegate secretary for Economy, Luis Barreda Cedillo, delegate secretary for Finances, Guillermo Díaz, Director of Tourism.