Santa Lucía AFB - Santa Lucía AFB

On September 17, 1999 at 12:00 AM, Santa Lucía AFB - Santa Lucía AFB experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, with the event recorded near Mt La Paila Hidalgo.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Santa Lucía AFB on a local training flight. While flying in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt La Paila (2,865 metres high) located about 57 km northeast of the airbase. All five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3610, MSN 3217, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.0286°, -98.5108°.