Airbus A320 XA-VRU accident near Tijuana, Mexico, March 12, 2025
Airbus A320, registration XA-VRU, was involved in an incident near Tijuana, Mexico on March 12, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG25WA028 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 75 minutes of the flight after departing the Hermosillo/Garcia Intl area (MMHO), reaching a maximum of 38,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 07:45 UTC, at 625 ft and 133 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 3 km from Tijuana Intl (MMTJ).
The nearest weather report, from MMTJ (3 km away), showed wind 100° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,700 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Airbus A320 271NSL registered in Mexico (Mode S 0D0D27).
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
- March 12, 2025
- Location
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320
- Registration
- XA-VRU
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ENG25WA028 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Hermosillo/Garcia Intl (MMHO)
- Nearest airport
- Tijuana Intl (MMTJ)
- Recorded flight
- 75 min, max 38,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 07:45 UTC, 625 ft, 133 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 ENG25WA028; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.