Cessna 320D N234M
5 February 1978 · Wrangell, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 February 1978 at about 19:01 local time, a Cessna 320D registered N234M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wrangell, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wrangell, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ketchikan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320D
- Registration
- N234M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Yakutat, Ak → Ketchikan, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4405
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 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
FLUXGATE & COUPLING TO AUTOPILOT INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1978 | Cessna 320 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 320B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 320 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1978 | Cessna 320C | Portland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1978 | Cessna 320F | Galena, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1978 | Cessna 320 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | G&L Air Servic | 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 |