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Cessna 402C N2615Z

3 September 1980 · San Francisco, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 3 September 1980 at about 12:13 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N2615Z, operated by West Air Commu, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Francisco, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:13
Classification
Accident
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Nearest airport
International
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 402C
Registration
N2615Z
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
West Air Commu
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Chico, Ca → S
Aircraft damage
None
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3732

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 0 3

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

B-747 WAS ON STEEPER THAN NORMAL APCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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