Mexico City – Villahermosa

On September 9, 2004 at 06:50 AM, Mexico City – Villahermosa experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 40, operated by Jett Paquetería, with the event recorded near Villahermosa-Capitán Carlos Rovirosa Pérez Tabasco.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Villahermosa-Capitán Carlos Rovirosa Pérez Airport runway 26, the crew encountered poor visibility due to low clouds. As he was unable to locate the runway, the captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while on a second attempt to land, the crew descended below the MDA until the aircraft impacted the ground and crashed near a wooded area located 3 km short of runway, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-TFD, MSN 265-13, year of manufacture 1960.