Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 17, 1999 (5 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 17, 1999 near Mt La Paila, Hidalgo, Mexico with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while...
- Date: September 17, 1999
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Mt La Paila, Hidalgo, Mexico
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while flying in cloud.
A Mexican Air Force Lockheed C-130A on a local training flight from Santa Lucia air base flew into cloud and struck the slope of Mt La Paila, about 57 km northeast of the base. All five crew members died. Sources differ on the exact crash location.