Cessna 320B N9809L
10 March 1972 · Grants, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1972 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 320B registered N9809L, operated by Air Vegas Airl, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grants, New Mexico, United States. 3 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grants, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320B
- Registration
- N9809L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Vegas Airl
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → Albuquerque, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0583
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PLT BECAME ILL AND LND ON HIWAY AT NITE. R MLG TIRE FAILED, ACFT RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT CULVERT.
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 | - |
| 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 |
| 31 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320E | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Chatham Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
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 | - |