Cessna 401 N3248Q
19 June 1968 · Mohrsville, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 June 1968 at about 20:18 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N3248Q, operated by Teterboro Airc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mohrsville, Pennsylvania, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mohrsville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N3248Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Teterboro Airc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3355
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BUCKLED ON BOTH SIDES FROMPOSITIVE AIR LOADS DUE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1968 | Cessna 401 | Hopewell, Virginia, United States | Peterson Indus | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |