Cessna 320 N5500E
20 April 1981 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 April 1981 at about 14:40 local time, a Cessna 320 registered N5500E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320
- Registration
- N5500E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1420
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
FUEL SELS FD L MAIN, R AUX.FUEL FD L & R MAINS, L AUX EMPTY;R AUX APRX 1GAL.ALL RADIOS OFF EX #1COM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1981 | Cessna 320D | Republic, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Jan 1981 | Cessna 320 | Curlew, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1981 | Cessna 320 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1981 | Cessna 320F | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Rhodes Drillin | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1980 | Cessna 320 | Fellsmere, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1982 | Cessna 320A | Paintsville, Kentucky, United States | Paul&Lowell Branham | No injuries | - |
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 | - |