Cessna 402 N3250Q
16 October 1971 · Colorado Cty, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 October 1971 at about 09:45 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N3250Q, operated by Scenic Airline, was involved in an accident during in flight near Colorado Cty, Arizona, United States. 10 people were on board and 10 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Cty, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N3250Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scenic Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → Grand Canyon, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4318
People
10 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 10/17/71.ONE OF 4 ACFT ON SIGHTSEEING TOUR.PLT TRANS HE WAS TURNING AROUND DUE WEA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1971 | Cessna 402 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Executive Air* | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1971 | Cessna 402 | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1971 | Cessna 402 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Shawnee Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1971 | Cessna 402 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | Willow RUN Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Cessna 402A | Ocala, Florida, United States | Atlanta Air I* | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1971 | Cessna 402A | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Scottsdale AVI | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |