Cessna 401 N4077Q
27 May 1970 · Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 May 1970 at about 09:30 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N4077Q, operated by Thompson-Stree, was involved in an accident during in flight near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N4077Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Thompson-Stree
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Asheville, Nc → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1082
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
CAUSE OF L ENG MALFUNCTION NOT DETERMINED DUE GRND FIRE.HIT TOP 25FT TREE IMPACTED ROAD.EMBANKMENT
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 | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Cessna 401A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Feb 1970 | Cessna 401A | Independence, Kansas, United States | - | 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 |