Fatal High-Altitude Descent Near La Rosita, Coahuila (N601VH)

Flight Details and Accident Sequence on 1452LT, the aircraft departed Las Vegas-McCarran Airport on a charter flight to Monterrey. The flight carried two pilots and 11 passengers, who were returning to Mexico after participating in a boxing match in Las Vegas. The aircraft was operating at flight level 370 when the crew received clearance to climb to flight level 390 for five minutes, followed by a further climb to flight level 410. During this phase, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and ultimately impacted the ground in an almost flat attitude in a desert area near La Rosita, Coahuila. The impact forces and a post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft, resulting in the deaths of all 13 occupants. The wreckage was located the following day.