Nord-Avion 262 N420SA
8 February 1980 · Saugus, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1980 at about 09:15 local time, a Nord-Avion 262 registered N420SA, operated by Swift-Aire, was involved in an accident during in flight near Saugus, California, United States. 17 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 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saugus, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nord-Avion 262
- Registration
- N420SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Swift-Aire
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bakersfield, Ca. → Los Angeles, Ca.
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0187
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
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
FLT ATTENDANT THROWN AGAINST SEAT WHEN ACFT ENCOUNTERED DWNDFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nord-Avion 262 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1979 | Nord-Avion 262 | Marina del Rey, California, United States | Swift Aire LIN | Fatal | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |