Beechcraft E35 N3294C
6 January 1973 · Mobile, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1973, a Beechcraft E35 registered N3294C, operated by Playground AER, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Mobile, Alabama, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E35
- Registration
- N3294C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Playground AER
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Ft Walton Beach, Fla → Magee, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-0656
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
ONE PAX ASSUMED FATAL, BODY NOT RECOVERED.L MN LDG GR,3 BODIES IDENT,1 BODY UNIDENT IN MOBILE BAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Alta, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Junction Cty, Kansas, United States | Avcor Enterpri | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Hanover, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 May 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | Luther T Roger | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Smithfield, Texas, United States | B&G Airmotive | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |