Cessna 402 crash, Sep 13, 2003 (8 killed), Tecalitlán
Cessna 402 accident on September 13, 2003 near Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico with 8 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot...
- Date: September 13, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued under VFR into instrument meteorological conditions.
A Cessna 402 on a private flight from Toluca to Colima flew under VFR in deteriorating weather from a tropical storm over Jalisco. It struck the slope of a mountain near Tecalitlan at about 8,400 feet. All eight occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.