Cessna 320 N5755X
6 December 1985 · Ada, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 December 1985 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 320 registered N5755X, operated by Charles W. Wood, was involved in an accident near Ada, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ada, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7602, -83.8203
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320
- Registration
- N5755X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Charles W. Wood
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Simons Isl. → Pontiac
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI86FA041
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 PILOT OVERFLEW A PLANNED INTERMEDIATE STOP BEFORE RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE AIRPORT HE WAS BEING VECTORED TO & ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD DURING DARK CONDITIONS. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER POWERLINES THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO NOSE OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 320 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1985 | Cessna 320F | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1985 | Cessna 320B | Athens, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jul 1986 | Cessna 320D | Compton, California, United States | William G. Burnett | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1984 | Cessna 320B | Clear Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1984 | Cessna 320 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 150M | Grove City, Ohio, United States | Columbus AVE. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 195B | Galena, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft N35 | Athens, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-12 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |