Missing Private jet crashes as 14 feared dead
Mexico crash
Up to 14 people are feared dead after a private jet travelling from Las Vegas crashed in Mexico, according to reports.
The wreckage of a private jet that was flying from Las Vegas to Monterrey, in northern Mexico, an official said, after the plane disappeared with 14 people believed to be on board.
Officials in the north of the country launched a search and rescue mission after the aircraft disappeared from radar.
The remains of the private executive plane that disappeared en route to Monterrey in northern Mexico have since been found, a state government official later said.
A Mexican transport ministry spokesman had said it was not yet clear if any of the passengers survived.
But according to multiple reports in Mexican media, 14 people were feared dead in the crash.
The jet left Las Vegas Sunday afternoon and had been expected on Sunday evening in Monterrey.
Local media reported that the passengers were returning from a weekend trip that included seeing the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight in Las Vegas.
Flight controllers lost contact with the plane over the northern state of Coahuila.
Air-traffic controllers said they lost contact with the Bombardier Challenger 601 jet on Sunday evening, after it abruptly lost altitude over the state of Coahuila, in northern Mexico.
Authorities flying over the area Monday spotted wreckage whose characteristics matched that of the missing jet.
“Everything indicates it is the plane” that went missing, said Miguel Villarreal, head of the Monclova International Airport in Coahuila.
“The flight plan reported there were 11 passengers on board, plus the crew. We are waiting for (emergency workers) to reach the site to confirm the plane’s registration number,” he told local TV station Multimedios.
According to Mexican media reports, authorities believe there were three crew members on the flight, and that the charter jet was flying a group of passengers back from Saturday night’s middleweight title fight in Las Vegas, in which Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Daniel Jacobs of the United States.
Images of the wreckage on Mexican TV showed the plane’s wings and tail on the ground, surrounded by the charred and shattered remains of the rest of the fuselage
