USA Jet D9F N199US crashed at Saltillo, Mexico
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USA Jet D9F N199US crashed at Saltillo, Mexico
Crashed at 0115 local time today.
One pilot dead. The other in critical condition.
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One pilot dead. The other in critical condition.
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From another website:
The DC-9 crashed in a adjacent road called "libramiento" which is a loop that surrounds the southbound border of the airport.
It is amazing because nearby is the highly used Monterrey-Saltillo highway, I just can't imagine what would happen if that road were affected.
According to the newspaper, the crew never checked in with the Saltillo tower, but causes of course are unknown. Saltillo has a single operational runway, it is sourrounded by mountains and it is equipped with an ILS CAT I or II.
The DC-9 crashed in a adjacent road called "libramiento" which is a loop that surrounds the southbound border of the airport.
It is amazing because nearby is the highly used Monterrey-Saltillo highway, I just can't imagine what would happen if that road were affected.
According to the newspaper, the crew never checked in with the Saltillo tower, but causes of course are unknown. Saltillo has a single operational runway, it is sourrounded by mountains and it is equipped with an ILS CAT I or II.
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The Captain who was killed was a very experienced 7,000 hour pilot. The first officer was badly burned and is in critical condition but stable at this time.
Please keep the FO in your thoughts and prayers.
Thank you.
Please keep the FO in your thoughts and prayers.
Thank you.
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USA Jet Airlines Plane Crashes in Mexico; Pilot Dies (Update1)
By Nancy Kercheval and Jens Gould
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- A USA Jet Airlines Inc. cargo plane crashed early today on approach to Mexico's Saltillo Airport, killing the captain and critically injuring the first officer, the U.S. NTSB said.
A team of NTSB investigators was sent to Saltillo to assist the Mexican government in its investigation of the accident, involving the company's DC-9-15 freighter, the agency said in a statement.
The plane was carrying auto parts, Mexico's communications and transportation ministry said in a statement.
The flight departed from Ypsilanti, Michigan, and crashed at about 1:14 a.m. local time, in Saltillo, the capital city of the northeastern state of Coahuila, 240 miles (400 kilometers) south of the Texas border and 56 miles west of Monterrey.
A spokesperson from USA Jet Airlines didn't return a call to Bloomberg News.
USA Jet Airlines, a subsidiary of Belleville, Michigan- based Active Aero Group, owns four DC-09-15 cargo planes among its 20 aircraft, according to the charter company's Web site.
Active Aero Group, a closely held company, provides specialized freight transportation via its subsidiaries, USA Jet Airlines and Active On-Demand.
By Nancy Kercheval and Jens Gould
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- A USA Jet Airlines Inc. cargo plane crashed early today on approach to Mexico's Saltillo Airport, killing the captain and critically injuring the first officer, the U.S. NTSB said.
A team of NTSB investigators was sent to Saltillo to assist the Mexican government in its investigation of the accident, involving the company's DC-9-15 freighter, the agency said in a statement.
The plane was carrying auto parts, Mexico's communications and transportation ministry said in a statement.
The flight departed from Ypsilanti, Michigan, and crashed at about 1:14 a.m. local time, in Saltillo, the capital city of the northeastern state of Coahuila, 240 miles (400 kilometers) south of the Texas border and 56 miles west of Monterrey.
A spokesperson from USA Jet Airlines didn't return a call to Bloomberg News.
USA Jet Airlines, a subsidiary of Belleville, Michigan- based Active Aero Group, owns four DC-09-15 cargo planes among its 20 aircraft, according to the charter company's Web site.
Active Aero Group, a closely held company, provides specialized freight transportation via its subsidiaries, USA Jet Airlines and Active On-Demand.
IIRC, the FAA still exempts cargo planes from the requirement to fit EGPWS. The latest versions of the equipment provides very good terrain floor warning coverage close in to the runway.
Thus, if this aircraft was not equipped, and the location of the accident is as reported above, then the crew may have been deprived of a major safety warning system.
Thus, if this aircraft was not equipped, and the location of the accident is as reported above, then the crew may have been deprived of a major safety warning system.
No, 121.354 says nothing about pax or cargo. As of March 29, 2005, no person may operate a tubine powered airplane unless it is equiped with an approved terrain awareness and warning system...
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Video link
Wounded plane being wrestled to the ground.
No communication from aircraft during last 10 minutes of flight.
Wounded plane being wrestled to the ground.
No communication from aircraft during last 10 minutes of flight.
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Nothing new on this sad accident or are people too distracted by Brussels, Bogota and Tegucigalpa? Machaca's link to the horrifying video clip showing the aircraft oscillating wildly begs for conjecture. It seems another minor miracle that at least one person survived.
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Not at liberty too release F/o's name 
, however you will be pleased to hear he has been moved to a Californian hospital and should make a full recovery, it is said be able to fly another day, if he wants.
, however you will be pleased to hear he has been moved to a Californian hospital and should make a full recovery, it is said be able to fly another day, if he wants.
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Wounded airplane? What was wrong with it? Horrible to watch. It seems that there was a hard left bank (pitch consistant) hard right bank and into the ground. Were they fighting a in-flight situation or did they try to make a dive to the runway and crashed? No flame trying to figure it out.
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What ever happened with this accident? I tried looking it up on the US ntsb.gov and it is no longer even listed. I wonder what the final conclusion was? Pilot error? Fatigue? Anyone heard anything? Has Mexico released any findings?
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The investigation is being conducted by the Government of Mexico's Direccion de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes. As the state of design and manufacture of the aircraft, the NTSB desingated a U.S. Accredited Representative, under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, to the Direccion de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes and several technical advisors in the areas of airworthiness, weather, operations, and air traffic control. The Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, and Pratt & Whitney also traveled with the U.S. Accredited Representative as technical advisors.
All inquiries related to this investigation should be directed to:
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Providencia No. 807 — 6° piso
Colonia del Valle
Codigo Postal 03100
México, D.F.
Mexico
All inquiries related to this investigation should be directed to:
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Providencia No. 807 — 6° piso
Colonia del Valle
Codigo Postal 03100
México, D.F.
Mexico
As far as I can tell, the website is Spanish only.
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Starboard
How quaint. The company I worked for stopped using the term Starboard 30 years ago. They thought the words Right and Left were clear enough. Sometimes, though, a drop of Port would come in handy.