Hermosillo - Tucson

On March 27, 2021 at 12:07 PM, Hermosillo - Tucson experienced a crash involving Cessna 401, operated by Private Mexican, with the event recorded near Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Sonora.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

After departing runway 23 at Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Airport, the twin engine aircraft entered a slight turn to the right but encountered difficulties to gain height. It struck power cables and crashed in a field located about 7 km west of the airport, bursting into flames. Three passengers were seriously injured while four other occupants including the pilot were killed. Few hours later, two of the three survivors died from their injuries. The undersecretary of Economic Development of Sonora Leonardo Ciscomani seems to be the only survivor.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-HSW, MSN 401-0234, year of manufacture 1969.