Cessna 402 N3259Q
17 September 1968 · Paducah, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1968 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N3259Q, operated by Sun Airlines *, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Paducah, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paducah, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barkley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N3259Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sun Airlines *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4452
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
MAIL FLT.IMPROPER ANGLE OF CLIMB, ALLOWED PROPS TO CONTACT RNWY.ABRUPT ASCENT WITH DAMAGED PROPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1968 | Cessna 402 | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | Royal Hawaiian | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1968 | Cessna 402 | Ontario, California, United States | Cable Commute* | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1968 | Cessna 402 | Flushing, New York, United States | Far Aviation C | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Dec 1968 | Cessna 402 | Austin, Texas, United States | Sentinel Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1968 | Cessna 402 | Beverly, West Virginia, United States | Far Airline | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Nov 1968 | Cessna 402 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Jet SET Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |