Cessna 310 N440X
9 August 1968 · Mena, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 August 1968 at about 11:00 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N440X, operated by LEO Overturf, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mena, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mena, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mena
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N440X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- LEO Overturf
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2441
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRASHED ON DOWNWIND LEG AFTER T/0.LT FLAP CABLE INSTALLED BACKWARDS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.269 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1968 | Cessna 310 | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | Colby Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1968 | Cessna 310J | Long Beach, California, United States | Pacific Airmot | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1968 | Cessna 310K | Star, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Fleet | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1968 | Cessna 310B | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Cessna 310C | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Muntz TV Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1968 | Cessna 310F | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | Sky Harbor SER | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |