Nord-Avion 262 N418SA
10 March 1979 · Marina del Rey, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 March 1979 at about 17:52 local time, a Nord-Avion 262 registered N418SA, operated by Swift Aire LIN, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Marina del Rey, California, United States. 7 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marina del Rey, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nord-Avion 262
- Registration
- N418SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Swift Aire LIN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Los Angeles, Ca → Santa Maria, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2479
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LEAK OR BREAK IN R ENG PROP PRESS LINE, AUTOFEATHERED.L ENG SHUT DOWN.RESTART INFO NOT IN MANUAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nord-Avion 262 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1980 | Nord-Avion 262 | Saugus, California, United States | Swift-Aire | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1977 | Nord-Avion 262 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Altair Airline | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1976 | Nord-Avion 262 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Ransome Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1969 | Nord-Avion 262 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1967 | Nord-Avion 262-A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Lake Central Airlines, Inc. | 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 | - |