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Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D incident near Toluca, Mex, Mx, November 22, 2022

On November 22, 2022 at about 3:50 am local time, a 1970 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D, registered N229CK, suffered minor damage in an incident during taxi (into takeoff position) near Toluca, Mex (Adolfo López Mateos Internatio airport). It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
November 22, 2022 · about 3:50 am local time
Place
Toluca, Mex, Mexico · Adolfo López Mateos Internatio
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D, built 1970
Registration
N229CK · registry record · serial 229
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · rules the NTSB did not record

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

What happened, in order

  1. Fire/smoke (non-impact) during taxi (into takeoff position) defining event

The aircraft

  • Seats: 14
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Fire on the ground
  • Operator: Kalitta Charters LLC

Weather at the time

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

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew2

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

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Other NTSB records under N229CK the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2025-04-15ERA25LA305 · accident near Mount Airy, MD · substantial damage · no injuries

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.