No survivors found in Mexico crash of jet carrying 13 people

[turbinetree]

Source: Reuters

U.S.
May 6, 2019 / 2:01 PM / Updated 26 minutes ago

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - There were no survivors when private jet crashed between the U.S. city of Las Vegas and Monterrey in northern Mexico with at least 13 people on board, authorities said on Monday.

The wreckage of the plane was found via aerial surveillance in a remote mountainous zone in the northern municipality of Ocampo, the Coahuila government said in a statement.

A photograph published on local television network Milenio showed what it said were the burnt remnants of the plane, broken into pieces, spread over charred earth.

The Coahuila state government said in a statement the flight plan listed 13 people on board, though some media reported that there were 14 on the plane. It said no survivors were found.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-crash/no-survivors-found-in-mexico-crash-of-jet-carrying-13-people-idUSKCN1SC1T0

[Maxheader]

1. Canada's Bombardier Inc identified the jet as a Challenger 601

RIP....Lot of aircraft going down lately...a shame. Wonder if maintenance is an issue, or if it's pilot error..

[turbinetree]

2. Weather, he was trying to avoid a storm in the area, and slammed into a mountain....................

[jmowreader]

3. Here's the flight track

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N601VH

It went down in seriously ugly weather.