Cessna 401 N2WP
24 October 1976 · Hot Springs, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1976 at about 08:05 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N2WP, operated by McCray Sumwalt, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ingals Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N2WP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McCray Sumwalt
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Columbia, Sc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3968
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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
DSCND BELOW DH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1976 | Cessna 401 | Farmington, Missouri, United States | Trans-Mo Airli | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1976 | Cessna 401 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1976 | Cessna 401 | Tilton, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1977 | Cessna 401B | Vienna, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1977 | Cessna 401 | W.palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1975 | Cessna 401 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |