Cessna 340A N8682K
7 February 1981 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 February 1981 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N8682K, operated by S.a.intl Tradi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Horace Williams
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N8682K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- S.a.intl Tradi
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0712
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
MANEUVERING FOR CONTACT APCH.LOADED NR AFT CG LMT,554LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1981 | Cessna 340 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1981 | Cessna 340A | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1981 | Cessna 340 | Santa Maria, California, United States | J.c.enterprise | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1981 | Cessna 340 | Waycross, Georgia, United States | Eagle AVN | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 340A | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Colonial Leasi | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1981 | Cessna 340A | St Charles, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |