Lockheed Ga 382B N9248R
10 October 1970 · Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 October 1970 at about 21:30 local time, a Lockheed Ga 382B registered N9248R, operated by Saturn Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGuire Af Base
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed Ga 382B
- Registration
- N9248R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Saturn Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wright Pattersn, Ohio → Dover, del
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0028
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
CREW ALT DISORIENTED BY LITE GLARE, FOG DURG TRANSITION FROM INST TO VISUAL FLITE.HIT 5470 FT SHORT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed Ga 382 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1970 | Lockheed Ga 382E | San Francisco, California, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1969 | Lockheed Ga 382B | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1971 | Lockheed Ga 382B | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Saturn Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1971 | Lockheed Ga 382 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1968 | Lockheed Ga 382E | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1972 | Lockheed Ga 382E | Montalvo, South America | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |