Cessna 320E N3460Q
24 October 1982 · Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1982 at about 04:10 local time, a Cessna 320E registered N3460Q, operated by Truman E. Miley, was involved in an accident near Kemmerer, Wyoming, 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 04:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7799, -110.5495
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320E
- Registration
- N3460Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Truman E. Miley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Piney → Kemmerer
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN83FA010
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
THE FLT DEPARTED BIG PINEY AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 & WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB STRAIGHT OUT FROM RWY 31 TO AN ESTIMATED 7,800 FT MSL. THE ACFT THEN TURNED TO A SOUTHWESTERLY HEADING TOWARD KEMMERER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A WITNESS AT BIG PINEYHEARD THE PLT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT KEMMERER UNICOM TWICE ON 122.8. HE ALSO HEARD TWO REPETITIONS OF FIVE CLICKS EACH ON THE SAME FREQ. THE RWY LIGHTS AT KEMMERER MIKE ACTIVATED. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE EAST SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AT THE 9,100 FT LEVEL 16 MI NORTH OF KEMMERER. A WITNESS WHO WAS CAMPING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE STATED THAT THERE WAS CLOUD COVER. THE PLT HAD A LIVER TISSUE FLUID ETHYL ALCOHOL CONTENT OF 142 MG%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1982 | Cessna 320A | Paintsville, Kentucky, United States | Paul&Lowell Branham | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1982 | Cessna 320C | Sacramento, California, United States | H.r. Holshouser | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Cessna 320D | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Jerry LEE Breinholt | Fatal | 8 |
| 7 Apr 1982 | Cessna 320F | Missoula, Montana, United States | Three-Twenty Flying Club | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna 320B | San Jose, California, United States | Cornet Stores | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 320E | Minden, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1982 | Cessna 180D | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Laurita Hefner/Sanna Green | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1982 | Gulfstream American G-159C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Aviation, Inc./Air U.s., | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Grumman G-159C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Helio H-395 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Jonathan H. Reiners | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA-227AC | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Pioneer Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Cessna 172P | Osage, Wyoming, United States | Northern Productions | Fatal | 1 |