Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Apr 10, 1966 (12 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on April 10, 1966 near Nogales Sonora, Mexico with 12 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure of undetermined origin.
- Date: April 10, 1966
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Nogales Sonora, Mexico
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure of undetermined origin
A Beechcraft C45H Expeditor on a private flight crashed near Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, on 10 April 1966. It lost an engine shortly after takeoff, stalled while trying to return, and crashed in flames in an open field, killing all 12 occupants. Investigators reportedly believed the aircraft was overweight.