# NTSB LAX75OL015: Cessna 401, N401EH, Los Mochis, Mexico, November 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1974
- Place: Los Mochis, Mexico · LOS MOCHIS, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75OL015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0059   74/11/7   LOS MOCHIS,MEX      CESSNA 401          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1039
        TIME - 1345                    N401EH              PX-  2  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS MOCHIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GUAYMAS,MEX                 CULIACAN,MEX                 LOS MOCHIS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N401EH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401EH-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 401-0102, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Los Mochis

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741107043029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741107043029A), Nov 7, 1974: Cessna 401, Los Mochis, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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