Cessna 414A N2729D
12 February 1981 · Rio Vista, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 February 1981 at about 08:25 local time, a Cessna 414A registered N2729D, operated by Jack D Franks, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rio Vista, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Vista, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rio Vista Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414A
- Registration
- N2729D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jack D Franks
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Vacaville, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0543
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
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Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1981 | Cessna 414 | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | U.s.air Force | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Cessna 414A | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1981 | Cessna 414 | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | Crest-Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1981 | Cessna 414 | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | F&W Concrete | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1981 | Cessna 414 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Skyway Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1981 | Cessna 414 | Wink, Texas, 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 | - |
| 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 | - |