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Mexico Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Mexico air force, each with a date and source. See the Mexico air force overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022โ€“2026
2022 โ€” 2 events 2 2022 2023 โ€” 2 events 2 2023 2024 โ€” 1 event 1 2024 2025 โ€” 3 events 3 2025 2026 to 30 Oct โ€” 3 events 3 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 30 Oct 2026.

By event type 11 events logged ยท 7 airframes lost
  • Crash 7
  • Damaged 3
  • Ordered 1

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Mexico air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 232026 C-130J-30 Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Second C-130J-30 Super Hercules acquired from Lockheed Martin, doubling the new tactical airlift fleet; no delivery date given.
  2. AUG 282026 S-70/UH-60M Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Lost power on takeoff and struck the ground inside El Salto military base; the seven aboard suffered minor injuries.
  3. MAY 42026 Mi-17 Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Mi-17 suffered engine power failure seconds after takeoff from Fourth Naval Region base in Mazatlรกn; nose landing gear broken in forced landing, no casualties.
  4. DEC 222025 King Air 350 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท King Air 350i crashed into Galveston Bay in heavy fog on approach to Galveston; six killed, two rescued.
  5. SEP 92025 C295 Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท C-295M tail damaged in a hard landing at Air Force Base No. 1, Santa Lucia; no injuries.
  6. APR 102025 G120TP Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Grob G120TP trainer crashed near Ameca, Jalisco; both crew killed.
  7. MAR 62024 AS565 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Crashed into the Pacific from a patrol ship; the Navy reported three dead, two missing and three rescued.
  8. OCT 122023 Bell 412 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Crashed near El Ventoso while repositioning to Canelas; Mexicoโ€™s defence ministry said all three crew members were killed.
  9. JUN 162023 Mi-8/17 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Crashed and burned at Temamatla during training; two occupants were killed and two were injured.
  10. OCT 12022 H145 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Navy Eurocopter helicopter crashed on a reconnaissance flight near Frontera, Centla, Tabasco; three killed, two injured.
  11. JUL 152022 UH-60 Black Hawk Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Navy Black Hawk crashed near Los Mochis, Sinaloa; 14 killed; Attorney General later said it ran out of fuel.