Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas

On December 13, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, with the event recorded near Lázaro Cárdenas Hidalgo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration BHB-1509, MSN 3962, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.7036°, -99.3352°.