Jenni Rivera's Plane Was Possibly Unsafe & Pilot Was Overworked

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So sad. The tragic accident which took the life of Jenni and six other passengers might have been avoided, as it appears that the pilot had logged more hours than allowed, while the Learjet plane had been involved in a previous accident.

The story of Grammy winning singer Jenni Rivera‘s death keeps unfolding, as it appears the tragic accident which took her life might possibly have been avoided. Jenni, 43, died when her Learjet plane went down several minutes after take off, as it lost contact with air traffic controllers on Dec 9. In the wake of her death, it has been revealed that her 78-year-old pilot Miguel Pérez had worked more hours than allowed, and her plane had previously crashed in 2005. Read on for all the tragic details.

Jenni’s plane tragically crashed in Mexico several minutes after take off and there are no survivors. While Jenni’s family were hoping that she would be found alive, their hopes were dashed when her remains were found in the early hours of Dec. 11. Jenni’s family intend to bring her home to Southern California to bury her.

In a cruel twist of fate, it now looks like Jenni’s traveling conditions were unsafe to begin with. The plane’s pilots had logged more than 19 hours on shift which violates commercial airline regulations, reports ABC News. Furthermore, the Learjet plane had a history of poor safety, as it crashed in 2005 when it experienced a fuel system malfunction, resulting in one wing weighing more than the other. Did these awful circumstances contribute to her death?

Jenni’s death has devastated her fans, and the Universal Music Group has released statement about the tragic incident:

“The entire Universal Music Group family is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend Jenni Rivera. The world rarely sees someone who has had such a profound impact on so many. From her incredibly versatile talent to the way she embraced her fans around the world, Jenni was simply incomparable. Her talent will be missed; but her gift of music will be with us always.”

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do you think Jenni’s death might have been avoided?

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False. A Lear or Hawker will only fly as safe as the jocks up front make it. That argument is weak and will be proven when all is said and done.

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The plane had been crashed before. Why would they use a plane that had been crashed before?

ofcourse her crash could have been avoided if maybe she had a more experienced pilot…

I read in aviation forums that the elder pilot was very, very experienced, particularly in that type of plane. Maybe it had a mechanical problem, were overworked, they were flying at 3 am, or had some other health problem. We will probably never know. Some say that the company who owned the jet was not very scrupulous.

Lear jets are known to be very very difficult to fly. Many experienced military pilots must undergo many hours of training in order to competently pilot this aircraft.WH

Wow. Another unknown mexicana singer just like Selena..is Jlo going to play her too! Wow every day pilot s are overworked on commercial airlines..they too cause accidents..try watching
Mayday! Where they piece together what happened ! Where is the voice recorder ? It
Seems suspicious that they could not get in touch with Jennis Plane… What about the rest of the
6 people?

Well for you she is unknown but she is more famous then Selena, Selena was just starting in the music business, when she die. Selena became more famous after her death. Jenni been in the music business before Selena. Just saying.