Mexicali – Santa Lucía

On September 19, 2003 at 08:00 PM, Mexicali – Santa Lucía experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, with the event recorded near La Quemada Zacatecas.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine aircraft departed Mexicali on a flight to Santa Lucía AFB. About 2 hours and 40 minutes into the flight, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an uninhabited area located near La Quemada, about 70 km north of Zacatecas. All six occupants were killed. An in-flight fire of unknown origin is suspected.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3603, MSN 3025, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.4231°, -102.8413°.