| Date: | Thursday 14 August 2003 |
| Time: | 22:22 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Owner/operator: | Air America Flight Services |
| Registration: | N403FW |
| MSN: | 35A-403 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7950 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cancún Airport (CUN) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE) |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) |
The Learjet departed Fort Lauderdale at 21:45 on a positioning flight to Cancún. Two pilots and three medical personnel were on board. Following a visual approach to runway 12 at Cancún, the plane landed gear-up. The airplane slid approximately 4,000 feet before coming to rest.
The plane remained parked at Cancún for over a year, was disassembled and transported to the U.S. for sale.
Sources:
NTSB
KW Salvage
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