Cessna 401 N401EH

7 November 1974 · Los Mochis, Mexico · Fatal

Summary

On 7 November 1974 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N401EH was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Los Mochis, Mexico. 5 people were on board and 3 died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 7 November 1974 at 13:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Los Mochis, Mexico
Nearest airport: Los Mochis
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Cessna 401
Registration: N401EH
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Guaymas, Mex → Culiacan, Mex
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: IMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0059

People

3 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
5	3	0	2	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

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No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0059, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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1 Jan 1974	Cessna 401 N4076Q	San Antonio, Texas, United States no coordinates	H.h.mccullick	No injuries	-
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30 Jun 1974	Cessna 401 N3208Q	Saratoga, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Royal American	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1973	Cessna 401A N501BJ	Morrisville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Triangle Chevr	No injuries	-
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21 Apr 1974	Piper PA-24 N6744P	Mexicali, Mexico no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
26 Jan 1974	Beechcraft S35 N5838K	Lapesca, Mexico no coordinates	S-P Charters I	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1974	Breezy Tcd 11BR N11WT	Guerrero, Mexico no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
28 Feb 1974	Beechcraft V35A N827W	Padilla, Mexico no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
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