Mexico City - Monterrey - Los Angeles
Flight / Schedule
Mexico City - Monterrey - Los Angeles
Aircraft
Airbus A300Registration
XA-TUE
MSN
78
Year of Manufacture
1979
Date
April 13, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Nuevo León
Region
Central America • Mexico
Coordinates
25.7910°, -100.3054°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 13, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Mexico City - Monterrey - Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Airbus A300, operated by AeroUnion - Aerotransporte de Carga Union, with the event recorded near Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Nuevo León.
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.
5 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 120.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport on a cargo service to Los Angeles with an intermediate stop in Monterrey, carrying five crew members. On final approach to Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with CB's and sky broken at 600 feet. On short final, while at a distance of 2 km from the runway threshold, the crew was cleared to land on runway 11. Shortly later, the aircraft rolled to the left then crashed on a motorway located 700 metres short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all five crew members were killed as well as one people in a car.
Aircraft reference details include registration XA-TUE, MSN 78, year of manufacture 1979.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.7910°, -100.3054°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
5
Passengers
0
Other
1
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport on a cargo service to Los Angeles with an intermediate stop in Monterrey, carrying five crew members. On final approach to Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with CB's and sky broken at 600 feet. On short final, while at a distance of 2 km from the runway threshold, the crew was cleared to land on runway 11. Shortly later, the aircraft rolled to the left then crashed on a motorway located 700 metres short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all five crew members were killed as well as one people in a car.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
120.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Mexico City - Monterrey - Los Angeles
Flight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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