Cessna 414 N44JG
6 December 1974 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 December 1974 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N44JG, operated by Ragsdale Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grider
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N44JG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ragsdale Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New Orleans, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3751
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
DESCENDED BELOW MDA DRG NITE VOR APCH.2ND APCH,1ST MISSED.PIC IN R FRONT SEAT, PLT AT CTLS UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1974 | Cessna 414 | Woodbine, Kansas, United States | Harold Johnsto | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1974 | Cessna 414 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Pellet-Air, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1974 | Cessna 414 | Lebanon, Missouri, United States | Empire GAS COR | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1974 | Cessna 414 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | Holloway Const | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1974 | Cessna 414 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Tesoro Alaskan | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Dec 1974 | Cessna 414 | Chester, California, United States | McGee Enterpri | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |