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Accidents · NTSB CEN16WA075 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Learjet 60 accident near Zihuatanejo, Mx, November 16, 2015

On November 16, 2015 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Learjet 60, registered XAUQP, was substantially damaged in an accident during after landing near Zihuatanejo. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
November 16, 2015 · about 4:30 pm local time
Place
Zihuatanejo, Mx · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Learjet 60 · all 60s on the register
Registration
XAUQP · no longer on the register · serial 60-202
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an fatal accident involving a LearJet 60, XA-UQP, that occurred on November 16, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col Narvarte, Del. Benito Juárez Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Tel: (55)57239300

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Runway excursion during after landing defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flig2

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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About this page

Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN16WA075.