Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 May 1981
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-700A
Owner/operator: Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos – SARSA
Registration Number: XA-KEW
Location: 6,5 km SE of Monterrey –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AltimeterAltimeter
Category: Accident
A Peruvian actress and her husband were involved in a crash landing on the runway to 29 during a nighttime storm, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members.A Peruvian actress and her husband were involved in a crash landing on the runway to 29 during a nighttime storm, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members.
Description
Crashed into trees on finals to runway 29 in poor weather at night. Incorrect altimeter setting. Peruvian actress Patricia Asp¡llaga (35) and her husband survived injured. The pilots and two passengers died.
Primary Cause
Incorrect altimeter setting.Incorrect altimeter setting.Share on:
