Cessna 320E N3421Q
31 March 1972 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1972 at about 10:22 local time, a Cessna 320E registered N3421Q, operated by Chatham Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320E
- Registration
- N3421Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Chatham Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Morristown, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0157
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
ACFT DEPTD 687LB OVR G/W W INSUF FUEL TO ALTPT.ENG QUIT DURG GOARND, PLT LOST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna 320B | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320B | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Air Vegas Airl | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Cessna 320B | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Cessna 320 | Franklin, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320F | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Wire Rope Corp | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1972 | Cessna 320E | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Silver Springs | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |