Cessna 340 N7691Q
31 March 1973 · Gander, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1973 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N7691Q, operated by Floair Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gander, Canada. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gander, Canada
- Nearest airport
- Gander
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N7691Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Floair Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Portland, Me → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 6-0069
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
VISUAL CONDITIONS.DARK NIGHT, NO VISUAL REF.UPSLOPED APCH LTS.INVEST & REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1973 | Cessna 340 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Grant Brumlow | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1973 | Cessna 340 | Fremont, Ohio, United States | Johnson Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Cessna 340 | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Dec 1974 | Cessna 340 | Ft Wayne, Indiana, United States | Executive Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1974 | Cessna 340 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1974 | Cessna 340 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Toronto, Canada | Great Lakes In | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1973 | Cessna 180 | Ft.st.james, Canada | United Indian | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Lockheed 1049G | Casey, Canada | Aviation Speci | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Sep 1973 | Mooney M20C | Emo, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-20 | La Salina, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Riske Crk, Canada | - | No injuries | - |