An Embraer 190 operated by Aeromexico crashed on takeoff at Guadalupe Victoria International Airport in Durango, Mexico, on Tuesday afternoon. Early estimates say that 85 of the 101 people on board Aeromexico Flight 2431 were injured in the crash, including 12 critically. According to Governor of the State of Durango Jos Rosas Aispuro Torres, there were no deaths in the accident.
It has been reported that the plane crashed several hundred feet beyond the end of the runway after attempting to abort takeoff due to adverse weather conditions. Weather reports were showing scattered storms in the area at the time of the accident. There was a post-crash fire, but reports say that the 97 passengers and four crewmembers on board were able to escape without burns.
Aeromexico has not had a serious accident since 2000 when one of its aircraft overran a runway, resulting in the deaths of four people on the ground. The airline’s last accident involving an aircraft in flight occurred in 1986.
