Cessna 411 N3212R
3 March 1978 · Chilcoot, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 1978 at about 19:40 local time, a Cessna 411 registered N3212R was involved in an accident during in flight near Chilcoot, California, 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 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chilcoot, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Truckee-Tahoe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 411
- Registration
- N3212R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Jose, Ca → Truckee, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2066
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
VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 411 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1978 | Cessna 411 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Viking Air SER | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Apr 1978 | Cessna 411 | Fresno, California, United States | H&S Concrete | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1978 | Cessna 411 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 4 Dec 1978 | Cessna 411A | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1978 | Cessna 411 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Dwight W Snill | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1978 | Cessna 411 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |