Lockheed L1329 N400M
27 December 1972 · Saranac Lake, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 December 1972 at about 22:02 local time, a Lockheed L1329 registered N400M, operated by Fluor Corporat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Saranac Lake, New York, 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 22:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saranac Lake, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Adirondack
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L1329
- Registration
- N400M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Fluor Corporat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grand Island, Nebr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4071
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
CIRCLING MDA 2960FT. HIT AT 2140FT MSL ELEV AFTR THIRD PASS OVR FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L1329 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1975 | Lockheed L1329 | N Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1990 | Lockheed L1329 | Miami, Florida, United States | Tokoph, David | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |