Aeromexico airliner down near Durango 31/07/18

[frank kramer]

According to still sketchy reports, an Aeromexico airliner capable of carrying 100 pax has come down near the town of Durango, Mexico.

[frank kramer]

Picture on Twitter makes it an Aeromexico Connect Embraer. Apparently crashed and burned just after take-off.

[TF-104G]

XA-GAL

[Stratofreighter]

...a lucky escape...

taken from
https://avherald.com/h?article=4bbcb11c&opt=0

Local Emergency Services reported they transported 27 people with injuries to various public and private hospitals in the area.

A runway inspection, driving in opposite direction of runway 03 from runway end to runway threshold,
shows both engines off the left hand side of runway 03
(to the right hand of the runway inspection vehicle,
see video below), the aircraft coming to a stop past the runway end.

Ground observers reported the aircraft suffered an engine (CF34) failure at about V1,
veered left off the runway
and came to a stop to the left of the runway and past the runway end.

A passenger reported the aircraft was accelerating for takeoff but did not succeed becoming airborne.

Once the aircraft came to a stop it took about 3-4 minutes
until the aircraft burst into flames enabling the occupants to evacuate the aircraft.

https://avherald.com/h?article=4bbcb11c&opt=0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2liHSenKgk8

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=213902
links to some Twitter-pictures and video.