What happened
A charter flight operating from Ciudad Obregón Airport toward Toluca departed at 20:01 local time with two pilots and four passengers on board. Shortly after departure, the crew cancelled the original flight plan and returned to the departure airport. A subsequent takeoff attempt occurred at 21:18 local time. During this second flight, the crew repeatedly modified their intended destination, first requesting a diversion to Tepic, then Guadalajara, and subsequently Puerto Vallarta.
Following instructions from Air Traffic Control stating that Guadalajara Airport was unavailable for arrivals, the crew elected to proceed to Tepic. However, Tepic Airport was also closed to operations at the time. While performing the final approach to the airfield, the aircraft struck the ground approximately 8.3 km before reaching runway 02. The accident resulted in six fatalities.
Findings
Investigation into the crash revealed that the crew failed to maintain sufficient altitude during the approach. Additional contributing factors included the fact that the destination airport was closed to traffic at the time of the incident, and the approach light system was not operational.