Monterrey - Santa Lucía AFB

On November 24, 2010 at 02:36 PM, Monterrey - Santa Lucía AFB experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, with the event recorded near Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Nuevo León.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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.

Shortly after takeoff from Monterrey-General Mariano Escobido Airport runway 11, the aircraft banked right and crashed near the VIP tarmac, bursting into flames. All five occupants, three officers and two pilots, were killed. The crew was performing a logistic support mission to Santa Lucía AFB.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3101, MSN 33 06, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.7910°, -100.3054°.