# NTSB DCA09RA007: Learjet 45, Mexico City, Mexico, November 5, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 4, 2008, 18:46 local (Nov 5, 2008, 00:46 UTC)
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 14 fatal; on the ground: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09RA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69400/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09RA007

## Factual narrative

On November 4, 2008, at 1846 central standard time, a Learjet model 45, registration XC-VMC, impacted terrain and buildings while on approach to Benito Juárez Mexico City International Airport (MMMX), Mexico City, Mexico. The 9 passengers and crew onboard the airplane were killed and the airplane was destroyed. Initial reports indicated that fourteen people on the ground were killed and an additional 40 people on the ground were injured. The airplane was registered to Secretairia du Gobernacion of Mexico, and operated by Centro de Servicios Cooperatives Aeros. The flight originated from the Ponciano Arriaga International (MMSP) airport, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation is being conducted by the Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engines.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XC-VMC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Learjet 45
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 028
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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