Cessna 340 N345B
3 July 1979 · Ashdown, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 July 1979 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N345B, operated by Metro Inns Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ashdown, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board. In all, 7 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ashdown, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N345B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metro Inns Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Little Rock, Ar → Dallas, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2650
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 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.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1979 | Cessna 340 | Flippin, Arkansas, United States | Gulpha Constru | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1979 | Cessna 340 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1979 | Cessna 340 | Colorado City, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1979 | Cessna 340 | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Duchwall-Alco | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1979 | Cessna 340A | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Dennis & Assoc | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Cessna 340 | Columbus, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |