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Hidalgo

Crash of a Learjet 24 in Pachuca de Soto: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 2011 at 1104 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XB-GHO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pachuca de Soto - Pachuca de Soto
MSN:
24-141
YOM:
1967
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Pachuca de Soto Airport. After landing, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and eventually collided with a building housing a military canine unit, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules on Mt La Paila: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3610
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Santa Lucía AFB - Santa Lucía AFB
MSN:
3217
YOM:
1959
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft departed Santa Lucía AFB on a local training flight. While flying in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt La Paila (2,865 metres high) located about 57 km northeast of the airbase. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S in Tolcayuca

Date & Time: May 17, 1988
Operator:
Registration:
ETL-1269
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
500-3248
YOM:
1975
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in a hilly terrain in Tolcayuca while completing a training flight. All three pilots were injured.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65-A90 King in Santa María Amajac: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1978 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-FOT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
LJ-168
YOM:
1966
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air in Tula: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1966 at 1340 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XC-DAH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Guadalajara – Mexico City
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft christened 'El Caminero' departed Guadalajara Airport at 1028LT bound for Mexico City, carrying five passengers and two crew members on behalf of the Ministry of Public Works. While approaching the city of Tula, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all seven occupants, among them the politician Fernando Espinosa Gutiérrez, engineer.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Lázaro Cárdenas: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BHB-1509
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas
MSN:
3962
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft and its crew were involved in a combined exercise with the Mexican Army Forces. In flight, the aircraft was mistakenly shot down by soldiers and crashed in a field located 2 km south of Lázaro Cárdenas. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down during an exercise.

Crash of a Ford 5 in El Arenal

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XA-FOH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tuxpan – Pachuca de Soto
MSN:
5-AT-031
YOM:
8
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying over a mountainous area of the State of Hidalgo in poor weather conditions, both left and right engines failed almost simultaneously. The captain, Juan Tilghman Gallo, also GM of the company, elected to reach the Actopan Airfield and reduced his altitude from 14,000 to 9,500 feet but was unable to do it. He eventually decided to perform an emergency landing in a field located in El Arenal, south of Actopan. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all occupants escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the double engine failure was caused by a broken fuel line.