Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Learjet 25B, XA-VMC, Aerotransportes Huitzilin: Fatal accident occurred May 17, 2017 near Toluca-Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)




Story and photo: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx

MEXICO CITY — Mexican aviation authorities say a private jet has crashed near the airport of Toluca, killing two people on board.

The Toluca International Airport says in a statement that the Learjet 25B owned by Aerotransportes Huitzilin went down shortly after takeoff Wednesday afternoon.

A captain and co-pilot were the only two people on the plane. Both died.

The crash took place about 200 yards (meters) outside the airport’s perimeter fence.

Authorities said they were investigating and airport operations were not affected.

The airport is about 15 miles (30 kilometers) west of the outskirts of Mexico City.

Original article can be found here:   https://www.washingtonpost.com

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