Combat Aircraft Crash in Airport

Aeronautical authorities of Chihuahua suspended the operations of the international airport “Gral. Roberto Fierro Villalobos”, after a Mexican Air Force fighter plane crashed.This is a Northrop F-5 aircraft, version F-5E/F Tiger II that was broken down on one of the tracks of the Chihuahua airport.The security corporations both civilian and military were deployed for the attention of this contingency, so the operations of the airlines were suspe…

Chihuahua.- This afternoon, it was reported that a combat aircraft belonging to the Mexican Air Force, suffered an accident at Chihuahua International Airport. Faced with this, operations had to be closed at that terminal. They report, that it is a Northrop F-5 plane and point out, that it remained right on the edge of the airstrip. It is observed that only the front landing gear has been deployed. So far, it is not known if there are injured pe…

On the afternoon of this Monday, May 19, an F-5E Tiger II fighter aircraft belonging to the Mexican Air Force suffered an accident while landing at runway 18L/36R of the “General Roberto Fierro” International Airport in Chihuahua, which resulted in the temporary closure of the air terminal and damage to commercial flights. According to the 5th Military Zone, the aircraft suffered a punch on one of the tyres at the time of landing manoeuvres, so …

Chihuahua.- The OMA company reported that the operations of Chihuahua International Airport were restored after an aircraft of the Mexican Air Force suffered a mishap during the landing. Through a press release, the managers of the air terminal, indicated that the F5 type aircraft suffered a runway excursion, which forced the temporary closure. The operations remained closed for three hours and 15 minutes from 13:30 to 16:45 hours, in which time…

An aircraft of the Mexican Air Force suffered an accident at Chihuahua International Airport, so operations at the air terminal were suspended. It is a Northrop F-5 Tiger II aircraft, which must have landed emergency on the runway. So far, the authorities have not issued an official communiqué; [...]

A Northrop F-5 fighter aircraft belonging to the Mexican Air Force suffered an accident on Monday, May 19, while allegedly conducting a landing manoeuvre at the “General Roberto Fierro Villalobos” International Airport in the city of Chihuahua. This caused the temporary closure of air operations in the terminal, while investigating the causes that caused the bad landing, as well as possible damage. What happened at Chihuahua airport? Preliminary…