What happened
A medical transport flight, operating as an ambulance mission, departed from Toluca-Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport destined for Cuernavaca. The aircraft was occupied by two pilots and two doctors at the time of the accident.
Upon arriving at Cuernavaca Airport, the aircraft touched down on runway 20. As the crew attempted to decelerate the plane using standard braking techniques, the aircraft failed to come to a halt before the end of the paved surface. The plane exited the runway, traveling down a sharp embankment and into a dense area of vegetation. The impact with the terrain and subsequent fire caused the total destruction of the aircraft. There were four fatalities among the occupants.
Findings
Investigations into the accident suggest that the primary reason for the overrun was that the aircraft landed too far down the runway, which left the crew with inadequate distance to complete the stopping maneuver.