Cessna 401A N6238Q
2 May 1971 · Dalhart, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1971 at about 19:39 local time, a Cessna 401A registered N6238Q, operated by Transairco, Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dalhart, Texas, United States. 2 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 19:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dalhart, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dalhart
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401A
- Registration
- N6238Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Transairco, Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3409
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACFT VEERED L.PLT ATTEMPTED LIFT OFF TO AVOID DITCH.BLO VMC, NOT AWARE L ENG NOT DVLPNG PWR.STALLED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1971 | Cessna 401 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | E and I, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1971 | Cessna 401A | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Transaire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1970 | Cessna 401B | Yakima, Washington, United States | Western Skyway | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1970 | Cessna 401A | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1970 | Cessna 401 | Baxter Sprgs, Kansas, United States | McCartney Manu | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 401A | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Allen-White le | No 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 | - |