Cessna 401 crash, Mar 27, 2021 (6 killed), Hermosillo-Gen...
Cessna 401 accident on March 27, 2021 near Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia, Sonora, Mexico with 6 fatalities. Cause: Not established, no...
- Date: March 27, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia, Sonora, Mexico
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not established, no final report found. A preliminary report pointed to a right engine failure.
A Cessna 401 bound for Tucson struggled to climb after taking off from Hermosillo, hit power cables and crashed in a field about 7 km west of the airport. A fire broke out, and the pilot and several passengers died, including later in hospital. Early reports pointed to a right engine problem, and no final report was found.