Airbus A321-271N N543VL accident near Hermosillo, Mexico, January 22, 2025

Airbus A321-271N, registration N543VL, was involved in an incident near Hermosillo, Mexico on January 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG25WA019 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 75 minutes of the flight after departing the Tijuana Intl area (MMTJ), reaching a maximum of 35,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:05 UTC, at 35,025 ft and 485 knots, climbing at 64 feet per minute, about 71 km from Los Mochis Arpt (MMLM).

The aircraft is a Airbus A321 271NSL registered in United States (Mode S A6E4F7).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
January 22, 2025
Location
Hermosillo, Mexico
Aircraft
Airbus A321-271N
Registration
N543VL
Injuries
None
NTSB case
ENG25WA019 (N/A)
Departure area
Tijuana Intl (MMTJ)
Nearest airport
Los Mochis Arpt (MMLM)
Recorded flight
75 min, max 35,050 ft
Last recorded position
11:05 UTC, 35,025 ft, 485 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case ENG25WA019; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.