Cessna 320E N3431Q
1 December 1977 · Steptoe, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 December 1977 at about 11:03 local time, a Cessna 320E registered N3431Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Steptoe, Washington, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Steptoe, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320E
- Registration
- N3431Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Spokane, Wa → Reno, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3334
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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 ENG OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION FOUND.BOTH ENG SHUTDOWN.HIT GRD AFTER SPIN RECOVERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1977 | Cessna 320 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Real Estate da | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 1977 | Cessna 320C | Wells, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1977 | Cessna 320D | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 1977 | Cessna 320E | Yamhill, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1977 | Cessna 320C | Osborne, Kansas, United States | Osborne Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1976 | Cessna 320 | Ciudad, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |