León – Mexico City

On July 5, 2006 at 05:00 AM, León – Mexico City experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 40, operated by Vigo Jet, with the event recorded near Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City.

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following a hard landing on runway 05 at Mexico City-Benito Juárez Airport, the tyre on the left main gear burst. The fuel tank was punctured by debris and a fire erupted. The aircraft was stopped on the main runway and while both pilots escaped uninjured, the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-UCS, MSN 282-6, year of manufacture 1964.