According to emerging news reports a USA Jet Airlines cargo plane crashed while approaching the airport in Mexico.
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. National Transportation Safety Board 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 goods like auto parts etc. and not passengers otherwise the dead count would have been higher.
