Tampico - Mexico City

On March 7, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Tampico - Mexico City experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Private Mexican, with the event recorded near Ciudad Valles San Luis Potosí.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft, owned by the Mexican businessman and sports executive Jorge Pasquel, was performing a flight from a private ranch in the region of Tampico to Mexico City. While cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the Cerro El Sabino located near Ciudad Valles. The wreckage was found a day later and all six occupants have been killed. There were on board two pilots, two technicians, Mr. Jorge Pasquel and his personal barber.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-ZEH.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.0125°, -99.0079°.