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Learjet 25, Starwood Management LLC, N345MC: Accident occurred December 09, 2012 in Monterrey, Mexico

NTSB Identification: DCA13RA025
 Nonscheduled 14 CFR Unknown
Accident occurred Sunday, December 09, 2012 in Monterrey, Mexico
Aircraft: LEARJET INC 25, registration: N345MC
Injuries: 7 Fatal.

The foreign authority was the source of this information.

On December 9, 2012, at 0333 Central Standard Time, a Learjet 25, N345MC, crashed in mountainous terrain at an elevation of about 5,600 feet above mean sea level approximately 70 miles south of Monterrey, Mexico. The flight departed General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MMMY), Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico at 0319 and was enroute to Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateo International Airport (MMTO), Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. The two crew members and five passengers on board were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil of Mexico (DGAC) is investigating the accident. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Registry of the aircraft.

Inquiries regarding this incident should be directed to:

Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Providencia No. 807 — 6° piso
Colonia del Valle
Codigo Postal 03100
México, D.F.
Mexico


CORPUS CHRISTI -- More than a month after a plane carrying Latin pop star Jenni Rivera plummeted to the ground in Northern Mexico killing everyone on board, the family of the plane's co-pilot have hired a Corpus Christi attorney to investigate what caused the plane to crash.

 Alejandro Torres, 20, of Mexico, was co-piloting the Learjet 45 when it crashed Dec. 9 near Nuevo Leon. A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last week seeking monetary damages against River's company, Rivera Enterprises, claims Torres was not qualified to fly a Learjet.

Torres' mother, Lizette Alvarez, said she hopes the investigation will clear her son's name. "What I ask for is that the name of my son comes out clean and vindicated. That's what I ask for as a mother - for his name to be respected, and to give him the place that he deserves."

Their attorney, Craig Sico, said he is confident that their investigation will reveal that Torres was not responsible for the crash. "We think this is completely an aircraft issue and we believe that the aircraft issue is one that will bear out to be either maintenance or design of some nature."

Sico pointed out that jets similar to the one that crashed have been involved in other fatal accidents in recent years.

Torres' family hired Sico because he specializes in aviation law.

At this point, Torres' parents have not filed a lawsuit against Learjet, but Sico said that may happen eventually.


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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 345MC        Make/Model: LJ25      Description: LEARJET 25
  Date: 12/09/2012     Time: 0630

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, THE 7 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE 
  FATALLY INJURED, 61 MILES FROM MONTERREY, MEXICO

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   7
                 # Crew:   7     Fat:   7     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: DALLAS, TX  (SW05)                    Entry date: 12/10/2012