Cessna 320E N3483Q
12 February 1973 · Walla Walla, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 February 1973 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 320E registered N3483Q, operated by Red Carpet Fly, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Walla Walla, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Walla Walla, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Walla Walla City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320E
- Registration
- N3483Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Red Carpet Fly
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Spokane, Wash → Walla Walla, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0337
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT NOT ADZD WX BY APCH CONTROL. WX BLO MINIMUMSHIT HILLSIDE, NO TRRN REF LITES, ABT 2MI E OF ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1973 | Cessna 320C | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1973 | Cessna 320C | Ogden, Utah, United States | Troy National | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1973 | Cessna 320D | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Cessna 320 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1973 | Cessna 320C | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1973 | Cessna 320 | Seguin, Texas, United States | Marvin Selig | Serious 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 | - |