Cessna 182 N3420S
8 December 1968 · Santa Paula, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1968 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3420S, operated by ORR Flying CLU, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Paula, California, United States. 3 people were on board. In all, 5 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Paula, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Paula
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N3420S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ORR Flying CLU
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4444
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 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
N3420S STRUCK N1192Y FROM REAR. BOTH ACFT HAD TURNED FROM CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND LEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1968 | Cessna 182 | Monett, Missouri, United States | Mozak Sales In | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1968 | Cessna 182K | Rangely, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1968 | Cessna 182 | Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States | Ft.bliss Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1968 | Cessna 182 | Santa Rosa, California, United States | The Airmen Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1968 | Cessna 182 | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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| 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 | - |
| 30 Mar 1968 | Brantly 305 | Orange, Texas, United States | Rotor Craft, In | Fatal | 1 |