Cessna 401 N348E
24 October 1968 · Hopewell, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1968 at about 08:50 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N348E, operated by Peterson Indus, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hopewell, Virginia, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hopewell, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hopewell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N348E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Peterson Indus
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3762
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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
PLT DID NOT EXECUTE MISSED APPCH WHEN RNWY NOT IN SIGHT. SMOKE FROM FACTORY AND FOG REDUCED VIZ.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1968 | Cessna 401 | Mohrsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Teterboro Airc | Fatal | 6 |
| 22 Aug 1969 | Cessna 401A | Battle Mntn, Nevada, United States | Aviation Servi | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1967 | Cessna 401 | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | Cannon Aircraf | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1969 | Cessna 401 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Jet Travel Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1969 | Cessna 401 | Piketon, Ohio, United States | Winegardner HA | Fatal | 5 |
| 26 Nov 1967 | Cessna 401 | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | Executive Avia | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |