Douglas B-26C N4204A
2 March 1980 · Georgetown, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 March 1980 at about 11:15 local time, a Douglas B-26C registered N4204A, operated by Univ of Nevada, was involved in an accident during in flight near Georgetown, 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas B-26C
- Registration
- N4204A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Univ of Nevada
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reno, Nv → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3755
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
ATMOSPHERIC RESH.ACFT NR AFT CG LMT, NO LONGTDL STABLY STUDY.O/B INSTRN INDCD IN ICG CONDS 19.5MIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1983 | Douglas B-26C | Hubbards Fork, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jun 1969 | Douglas B-26C | Ames, Iowa, United States | Ames Applicato | 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 | - |