Hidalgo | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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3610

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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Santa Lucía AFB - Santa Lucía AFB

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3217

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1959

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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

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Rockwell Shrike Commander 500

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ETL-1269

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500-3248

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1975

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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:

Beechcraft 90 King Air

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XA-FOT

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Flight

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Private

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Plain, Valley

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LJ-168

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1966

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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:

Beechcraft 65 Queen Air

Operator:

Mexican Government

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XC-DAH

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Flight

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Government

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Plain, Valley

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Guadalajara – Mexico City

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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:

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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BHB-1509

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas

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3962

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1943

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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:

Ford 5

Operator:

Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SAN

Registration:

XA-FOH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Tuxpan – Pachuca de Soto

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5-AT-031

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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.