Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas
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Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas
Aircraft
Beechcraft AT-11 KansanRegistration
BHB-1509
MSN
3962
Year of Manufacture
1943
Date
December 13, 1962 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Lázaro Cárdenas Hidalgo
Region
Central America • Mexico
Coordinates
20.7036°, -99.3352°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
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°.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
2
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lázaro Cárdenas - Lázaro Cárdenas
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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