San Diego – La Paz

On December 20, 1966 at 12:00 AM, San Diego – La Paz experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Executive Aviation, with the event recorded near La Paz-Manuel Márquez de León Baja California Sur.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 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: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed San Diego Airport on a private flight to La Paz, Baja California del Sur, with eight passengers and two pilots on board. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in an isolated area located few dozen km north of La Paz. The wreckage was found two days later and all 10 occupants were killed, among them people who were interested to buy the aircraft.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2222B, MSN 18-2558, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.1491°, -110.3149°.