Cessna 320 N5748X
8 October 1968 · Raton, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1968 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 320 registered N5748X, operated by Wesley Kopp, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Raton, New Mexico, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Raton, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lamesa Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320
- Registration
- N5748X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wesley Kopp
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3186
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
UNLIGHTED DIRT RNWY WITH BLOWING DUST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1968 | Cessna 320B | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1968 | Cessna 320E | Grand Jnct, Colorado, United States | W.h.pease Dril | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1968 | Cessna 320E | North Adams, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1968 | Cessna 320E | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 1968 | Cessna 320E | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | Petrolia Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1968 | Cessna 320 | Lovington, New Mexico, United States | Runco Acidizin | No injuries | - |
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 | - |