Cessna 340 N4001Q
29 October 1984 · Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 October 1984 at about 07:00 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N4001Q, operated by Larry Jeter, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5890, -105.2206
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N4001Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Larry Jeter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN85FA026
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THE PILOT WAS CARRYING ILLEGAL CARGO (MARIJUANA) IN N4001Q. DURING A LOW HIGH SPEED PASS AT NIGHT OVER AN INTENDED LANDING AREA,THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK RISING TERRAIN. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 800 LBS OF MARIJUANA ON THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1984 | Cessna 340 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1984 | Cessna 340 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Cessna 340A | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 May 1984 | Cessna 340A | Paonia, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Cessna 340 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Cessna 340 | Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-34-200T | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Helio H-295 | Dulce, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Safaris | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-36-375 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 170B | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1984 | Scheibe Flugzeugbau ZUGVOGEL IIIB | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Cessna 182K | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |