Zacatecas - Mexico City

On April 30, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Zacatecas - Mexico City experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 300 Super King Air, operated by Procuraduría General de la República, with the event recorded near Zacatecas Zacatecas.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Zacatecas Airport Runway 20, while in initial climb, the crew informed ATC about technical problems with the left engine and attempted to return to land on runway 02. Eventually, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a soft and dry terrain located southeast of the airport, bursting into flames, about one minute after takeoff. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and all six occupants were killed, among them two agents of the Federal Police and one employee of the Public Minister.

Aircraft reference details include registration XC-LMV, MSN FA-83, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 23.1961°, -102.8807°.