At least 14 people feared dead after a business plane from Las Vegas carrying boxing fans crashes in Mexico
- Multiple reports say the wreckage was located in the mountain area of Monclova
- Unconfirmed reports say 11 passengers and three crew members were on board
- The plane that vanished from radar was a Bombardier Challenger 601
- Group were reportedly on the way home from watching boxer Canelo Alvarez
At least 14 people are feared dead after a private jet carrying boxing fans crashed in Mexico after leaving Las Vegas.
Flight controllers lost contact with the plane over the northern state of Coahuila and Mexican media say the wreckage was located in the mountain area of Monclova.
Unconfirmed reports say 11 passengers and three crew members were on board at the time. A spokesman for the state of Coahuila confirmed the search Monday.
The Bombardier Challenger 601 left Las Vegas Sunday afternoon and had been expected Sunday evening in Monterrey, but never arrived.
Officials say there are no signs of survivors after the wreckage was found on late Monday morning. Authorities are pictured at the scene of the crash
Unconfirmed reports say 11 passengers and three crew members were on their way back to Mexico from watching boxer Canelo Alvarez fight in Las Vegas
Reports suggest the passengers were on the way home from watching boxer Canelo Alvarez fight Daniel Jacobs at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Those on board are all thought to be Mexican, according to list of passengers and crew circulated online.
Officials say there are no signs of survivors after the wreckage was found on late Monday morning.
The aircraft appears to have lost contact at 4:37 p.m local time Sunday, around two hours after take off. Local reports say there was a strong storm in the area at the time of the crash.
A Radio Centro correspondent said: ‘The Secretariat of Public Security of Coahuila and authorities of Nuevo Leon have begun searches for the private Jet Bombardier Challenger 601 plane, registration N601VH, that flew from Las Vegas to Monterrey, with which contact was lost on Sunday afternoon.’
The aircraft appears to have lost contact at 4:37 p.m local time Sunday before the wreckage was found in the mountain area of Monclova
At least 14 people are feared dead after a business plane crashed in Mexico after leaving Las Vegas. A Bombardier Challenger is pictured