Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 January 2007
Aircraft Type: Learjet 24F
Owner/operator: Ameristar Jet Charter
Registration Number: N444TW
Location: 30 km E of Guadalajara-Miguel Hidal Airport (GDL) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
Ameristar flight 878 experienced a descent followed by an impact with terrain at approximately 23:20:38. The flight was cleared to descend to 9,000 feet, and subsequently lost altitude.Ameristar flight 878 experienced a descent followed by an impact with terrain at approximately 23:20:38. The flight was cleared to descend to 9,000 feet, and subsequently lost altitude.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
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