Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 19, 2003 (6 killed), L...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 19, 2003 near La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico with 6 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; an in-flight fire...
- Date: September 19, 2003
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; an in-flight fire of unknown origin is suspected in the available sources.
A Mexican Air Force C-130 flying from Mexicali to Santa Lucia went out of control about 2 hours 40 minutes into the flight and crashed in an uninhabited area near La Quemada, north of Zacatecas. All six crew were killed. An in-flight fire of unknown origin is suspected but not confirmed.