| Status: | Offizieller Zwischenbericht |
| Datum: | Dienstag 9 Januar 2007 |
| Zeit: | 23:23 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Learjet 24F |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Ameristar Jet Charter |
| Kennzeichen: | N444TW |
| Werknummer: | 24-348 |
| Baujahr: | 1977 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 30 km (18.8 Meilen) E of Guadalajara-Miguel Hidal Airport (GDL) ( Mexiko)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD), USA |
| Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/MMGL), Mexiko | |
| Flugnummer: | 878 |
Ameristar flight 878 departed Laredo (LRD) at 22:10. At about 23:13, radar contact was established with Guadalajara Approach Control and the flight was cleared to descend from FL260 to FL240. About 10 seconds later the flight was cleared to descend to 12,000 feet, was provided an altimeter setting of 30.28 inches, and was told to expect radar vectors for the ILS 28 approach. At 23:18, the flight was given a right turn to a heading of 120 degrees. At 23:20:38, the flight was cleared to descend to 9,000 feet. The airplane was last observed on radar descending through 9,200 feet, when the airplane was crossing the GDL VOR 085 degree radial. The Learjet impacted terrain.
Informationsquelle:
» Crashed jet refueled in Laredo (AP, 11-1-2007)» FAA
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Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport as the crow flies is 868 km (542 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport as the crow flies is 868 km (542 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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