Cessna 401A N6235Q
29 December 1970 · Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 December 1970 at about 15:31 local time, a Cessna 401A registered N6235Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft Lauderdale, Florida, 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 15:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft Lauderdle Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401A
- Registration
- N6235Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Augusta, Ga → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2530
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
ENCTRD TURB APRX 95SEC BEHIND, BELOW LDG B727 JETFLT PATH.TWR CAUTIONED WAKE TURB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1970 | Cessna 401B | Yakima, Washington, United States | Western Skyway | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1970 | Cessna 401A | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1970 | Cessna 401 | Baxter Sprgs, Kansas, United States | McCartney Manu | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 401A | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Allen-White le | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1970 | Cessna 401A | Independence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1970 | Cessna 401 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | Thompson-Stree | Fatal | 1 |
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 |