Cessna 402 N3218Q
18 March 1970 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 March 1970 at about 19:34 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N3218Q, operated by Suburban Airli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N3218Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Suburban Airli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sherbrooke, Can → Newark, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0759
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
NO 2ND IN COMMAND PLT.ILS APCH 4L, DSCNDD BLO GS, HIT NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANK HOLDER APRX 190FT AGL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1970 | Cessna 402 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Jul 1970 | Cessna 402 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Mass.air Indu* | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1970 | Cessna 402A | Arcata, California, United States | Eureka Aero In | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 402 | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | Peninsula Avia | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1970 | Cessna 402 | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | K.airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1970 | Cessna 402 | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | Aero Trades WE | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |