Cessna 402C N5718C
6 March 1980 · Crescent City, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1980 at about 20:08 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N5718C, operated by Century Airlne, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Crescent City, California, 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
- at 20:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crescent City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jack McNamara Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C
- Registration
- N5718C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Century Airlne
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Eureka, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1659
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
HIT CASTLE ROCK ISLAND,238FT ASL, LOCATED ABOUT 1/2MI FRM DEPARTURE END OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1980 | Cessna 402B | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | R.i.templeton | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1980 | Cessna 402B | Dowagiac, Michigan, United States | B & B Construc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1980 | Cessna 402C | San Francisco, California, United States | West Air Commu | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Cessna 402B | Van Nuys, California, United States | Wings West | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Cessna 402B | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Ginn Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Cessna 402B | Likiep, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | FLT Crews Inte | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |