Veracruz - Nogales

On June 12, 1995 at 10:40 AM, Veracruz - Nogales experienced a crash involving Learjet 35, operated by Servicios Turisticos, with the event recorded near Magdalena de Kino Sonora.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Veracruz to Nogales, while 112 km from the destination, the crew declared an emergency following a fire in the left engine and was cleared to divert to Magdalena de Kino Airport. The aircraft landed too far down the runway which is 1,386 metres long. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest few dozen metres further, bursting into flames. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-SVX, MSN 35-012, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.6269°, -110.9615°.