Cessna 340A N2695A
5 September 1981 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 September 1981 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N2695A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ketchikan, Alaska, 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 14:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ketchikan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N2695A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Heppner, Or → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3639
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
ILS/DME.WITNESSES STATED MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1981 | Cessna 340 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1981 | Cessna 340A | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1981 | Cessna 340 | Santa Maria, California, United States | J.c.enterprise | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1981 | Cessna 340 | Waycross, Georgia, United States | Eagle AVN | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 340A | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Colonial Leasi | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1981 | Cessna 340A | St Charles, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |