Cessna 500 N501GP
21 January 1981 · Bluefield, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 January 1981 at about 08:44 local time, a Cessna 500 registered N501GP, operated by Georgia-Pacifi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mercer County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 500
- Registration
- N501GP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Georgia-Pacifi
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Augusta, Ga → Frederick, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1017
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
INADQT AFM EMPHASIS RE REQD LDG DIST UNDER WET, ICY RWY CONDS.BRAKING ACTION REPORTED POOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1981 | Cessna 500 | Mesquite, Texas, United States | Reliable Leasi | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1980 | Cessna 500 | Eagle, Colorado, United States | Warmington AVI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1980 | Cessna 500 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1982 | Cessna 500 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Ryan Aviation Corp | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1979 | Cessna 500 | Dallas, Texas, United States | LTV Jet Fleet | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1979 | Cessna 500 | Burbank, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1981 | Cessna 170B | Red Oak, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |