The plane carrying Latin singer Jenni Rivera was revealed to have malfunctioned in 2005 as it is now believed that the Rivera and six others died when the plane crashed on Sunday.
Seven years ago, a fuel system malfunction caused one of the plane's wings to weigh more than another while it was attempting to take off from an Amarillo airstrip. No one was injured in the 2005 incident.
The cause of Sunday's crash remains unknown, but investigators now believe that all of the passengers and crew died on board, with Rivera's presence confirmed by the discovery of her half-melted driver's license.
The wreckage was spread 300 feet from the point of impact outside Monterrey, Mexico. Rivera and the six other people aboard the plane - two pilots and four members of her entourage - are presumed dead, though authorities have found no bodies amid the debris.
'There is nothing recognizable, neither material nor human in the wreckage,' transportation ad communication minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza told the Televisa network.
The 43-year-old mother of five is already being mourned by her family in Lakewood, California, and her millions of fans.
River was revered for her soulful voice and her openness about her personal struggles.'I want to thank you all for your support, and please remember her with all your heart,' Rivera's father Pedro said outside his Lakewood, California, home. The U.S.-registered Learjet 25 went missing early Sunday after taking off from the city of Monterrey.
Jorge Domene, spokesman for Nuevo Leon's government, said the plane left Monterrey about 3.30am after a concert there and aviation authorities lost contact with the craft about 10 minutes later.
It had been scheduled to arrive in Toluca, outside Mexico City, about an hour later. Jose Antonio Gonzalez, the mayor of the town of Iturbide in Nuevo Leon state, said earlier the plane had been located in the municipality of Los Tejocotes.
Domene says a search for the plane was launched early Sunday, with helicopters from the local civilian protection agency flying over the state.
Seven people including the star's publicist, Arturo Rivera, lawyer, makeup artist, Jacob Yebale, and the flight crew were believed to be aboard, the ministry of transportation and communication said in a statement.
Monday 10 December 2012
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