Tepic – Guadalajara

On July 7, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Tepic – Guadalajara experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by Mexican Government, with the event recorded near Tepic Nayarit.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane departed Tepic Airport on an ambulance flight to Guadalajara, carrying 10 patients, one nurse and two pilots on behalf of the Mexican Institute for Social Security (Instituto Mexicano de Seguridad Social). About three minutes after takeoff, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances on a hill located few km from the airport. All 13 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XC-DAK, MSN 110-242, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.5853°, -104.8352°.