Monterrey - Toluca

On December 9, 2012 at 03:33 AM, Monterrey - Toluca experienced a crash involving Learjet 25, operated by Starwood Management, with the event recorded near Iturbide Nuevo León.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Monterrey-General Mariano Escobido Airport at 0315LT on a flight to Toluca, carrying five passengers and two pilots. Few minutes later, while cruising at 28,700 feet via radial 163, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous area located near Iturbide, in the south part of the Parque Natural Sierra de Arteaga, some 100 km south of Monterrey. Debris were found scattered on an area of approximately 300 metres and all seven occupants were killed, among them the American-Mexican singer Dolores Jenney Rivera, aged 43. She was accompanied with her impresario and members of her team. They left Monterrey after she gave a concert and they should fly to Toluca to take part to a TV show.

Aircraft reference details include registration N345MC, MSN 25-046, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.6417°, -99.8480°.