Cessna 340A N26711
21 January 1981 · Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1981 at about 11:07 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N26711, operated by Colonial Leasi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N26711
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Colonial Leasi
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1063
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
TEST FLT CHECK OF RADIOS & PRESSURIZATION.233LBSOVR MAX WT AT TKOF, WITHIN LIMITS AT TIME OF ACCD.
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 | - |
| 18 Jul 1981 | Cessna 340A | St Charles, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Sep 1981 | Cessna 340A | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |