Cessna 402B N69307
29 September 1973 · Utica, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 1973 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N69307, operated by Southwestern R, was involved in an accident during in flight near Utica, Montana, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utica, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N69307
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwestern R
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Stanford, Mont → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2864
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 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
BUZZED TAVERN TWICE, LDG LTS ON, THEN LOST CTL.PLTBLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.09 GMS PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1973 | Cessna 402A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Cochise Airli* | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1973 | Cessna 402 | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | Bar Harbor Ai* | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1973 | Cessna 402A | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Rusk Aviation | Fatal | 6 |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Cessna 402A | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1973 | Cessna 402 | San Vicente, Mexico | 0PA Locka Flig | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1973 | Cessna 402B | W Stockbrdge, Massachusetts, United States | Princeton Amer | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |