An accident was reported at the El Lencero airport, in the municipality of Xalapa in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, involving a Learjet 45XR of the Mexican Air Force with registration FAM3912.
The accident occurred on Sunday morning as the aircraft was taking off at about 09:45 (UTC-6) from the airport located in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. Six members of the Armes Forces died in the accident and there were no survivors
Most of the plane was destroyed by fire when it crashed in a field. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
The following videos were published on Twitter.
🔴✈️ El Instituto de Protección Civil de #Veracruz reporta la caída de una aeronave en el municipio de #EmilianoZapata de ese estado pic.twitter.com/374MiJKOyF
— xevt – xhvt (@xevtfm) February 21, 2021
Dramatic video shows rescue operation of Mexican Air Force Learjet following landing accident at El Lencero Airport in Mexico. https://t.co/I9PCFU5crD pic.twitter.com/lXUXM7gyFD
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@breakingavnews) February 21, 2021
