A private Cessna Citation 650 jet with registration XA-PRO crashed on December 15 in San Mateo Atenco, near Toluca International Airport, killing all 10 people on board, including three minors. The aircraft departed Acapulco at 12:02 and crashed at 12:31 after reporting failures. Federal and local authorities are investigating the causes, with a preliminary hypothesis of engine failure.
The crash occurred in the Reforma neighborhood of San Mateo Atenco municipality, in the State of Mexico, when the private jet, owned by Jetpro, first struck a soccer field and then an industrial building between Industria Automotriz and Miguel Alemán streets. The aircraft had departed Acapulco airport at 12:02 bound for Toluca International Airport. Less than 30 minutes later, at 12:31, the pilot sent an emergency message to the control tower: “We are crashing. Papa. Romeo. Oscar”.
The fatal victims were identified by State of Mexico authorities as minors Raúl, 4 years old, Natalia, 2 years old, and Ximena, 9 years old; adults Gustavo Palomino Olet, 50, Ilse Lizeth Hernández Téllez, 32, Raúl Gómez Ruiz, 60, Raúl Gómez Buenfil, 31, and Olga Janine Buenfil Cardone, 60; plus pilots Juan Carlos Olivares Casas and Walding Sánchez Manzano. All on board died instantly in the impact, which caused a fire and a plume of smoke visible across the Toluca Valley.
Jetpro, founded in 1999 with its base at Toluca Airport, operates a fleet of 11 executive jets and three helicopters, and has been involved in scandals over contracts with politicians such as Campeche Governor Layda Sansores and Deputy Claudia Ruiz Massieu. Its president is Gilberto Ramírez Camacho, with 27 years of experience in the sector.
The Attorney General's Office (FGR) opened an investigation file, sending aeronautical experts and public ministry agents. The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) activated emergency protocols, and its Directorate of Analysis of Aviation Accidents and Incidents will examine the black box and maintenance history. Firefighters, Civil Protection, and police cordoned off the area, extinguished the fire, and evacuated nearby residents. A preliminary hypothesis points to an engine failure, but no definitive conclusions until peritages are complete.
