Plane Crash List

Beechcraft F-35 N4280B

22 August 1971 · Whittemore, Iowa, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 22 August 1971 at about 13:45 local time, a Beechcraft F-35 registered N4280B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Whittemore, Iowa, United States. 6 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Whittemore, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Steier Fld
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft F-35
Registration
N4280B
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Omaha, Neb → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4291

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

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

L WNG HIT BOY RIDING MINI-BIKE ON RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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All 16 records for this type

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