N211W

On September 14, 1973 at 04:00 AM, N211W experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Media Aviation, with the event recorded near Santa Lucía AFB México.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane was probably involved in a drug smuggling flight. For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed 3 km from Santa Lucia AFB, north of Mexico City. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all three occupants were not found.

Aircraft reference details include registration N211W, MSN 2311, year of manufacture 1942.