Cessna 340 N5AM
24 August 1974 · Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 August 1974, a Cessna 340 registered N5AM was involved in an accident during in flight near Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N5AM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Rockland, Me
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3105
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
WX BRIEF:NUMEROUS TSTMS ENRT.DEPARTED IFR, CNLD FLT PLAN AT 9000FT.HIT MTN SLOPE AT 4698FT ELEV.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Cessna 340 | Gander, Canada | Floair Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |