was approaching the airport for a second attempt. The aircraft extended its leg downwind and crashed into Cantareira mountain range just north of the airport. All five members of the band were killed, along with two additional passengers and both crew members. The investigation showed several errors that led to the accident, including fatigue of the crew of the air taxi company hired for the transport of the rock band of a 17-hour duty cycle. On December 9, 2012, a privately chartered Learjet 25 made an extreme departure from level flight while carrying seven occupants, including Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera. The aircraft departed Monterrey at 3:15 a.m. for a planned one-hour flight, with Toluca, a city just outside Mexico City, as its destination. According to authorities, communication with the plane was lost 10 minutes after departure. The wreckage of the aircraft was found in the municipality of Los Tecojotes, and rescue personnel confirmed that all aboard were killed. From the lack of scatter of the wreckage, the aircraft is believed to have impacted at a vertical angle of over 80 degrees from horizontal. On April 10, 2014, a privately owned Learjet 25D was destroyed on the ground by Venezuelan forces. The airplane had reportedly departed Belém, Brazil without a flight plan and with the transponder turned off. The Venezuelan armed forces forced the Learjet to land on suspicion the aircraft was being used for "illicit activities," possibly involving drugs smuggling. The airplane was destroyed on the ground. On May 17, 2017, a Learjet 25B registration XA-VMC operated by the company Aerotransportes Huitzilin S. A. de C. V. crashed at 3:26 p.m. local time shortly after taking off from Toluca International Airport, Mexico bound for Durango. Both pilots died. Specifications (Learjet 25D) See also References Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. . Further reading Phantom Aero Technical – ATTC034, (1998), Johannesburg Taylor, Michael J.H. (1999) Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London: Brassey's. External links A history of the LJ23-LJ29 series on Airliners.net Listing of LJ25 accidents in the ASN Aviation Safety Database 25 1960s United States business aircraft Twinjets Aircraft first flown in 1966 Low-wing aircraft T-tail aircraft