Cessna 401 N10QP
27 November 1990 · Grand Island, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 November 1990 at about 16:37 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N10QP, operated by Suburban Air Freight Inc., was involved in an accident near Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Island (GRI)
- Coordinates
- 40.9509, -98.2902
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N10QP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Suburban Air Freight Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLARE MISJUDGED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ICING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN REDUCED AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY AND RESTRICTED VISUAL OUTLOOK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO HEAVY ICING CONDITIONS. HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE APT, AND WAS OBSERVED BY ATC PERSONNEL TO MAKE AN ERRATIC FINAL APPROACH, THEN DROPPING FROM ABOUT 20 FEET AGL TO THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, BUT POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH WING SPARS DAMAGED AND A DAMAGED RIGHT PROPELLER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1990 | Cessna 401B | Marsh Harbor, Bahamas | Air Mobile Ministries | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1990 | Cessna 401 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Plymouth Air Sales | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1989 | Cessna 401 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Harvey Montague | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Cessna 401 | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | Fisher, Hyman S | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1991 | Cessna 401 | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | Montague, Harvey L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1991 | Cessna 401 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Redwing Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1990 | Cessna 172 | Ogallala, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1990 | Cessna 310G | O'neill, Nebraska, United States | Dougherty, John | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft B35 | Hartington, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1990 | Cessna 150 | Hyannis, Nebraska, United States | White, Thomas L | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-11 | Thedford, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1990 | Cessna 180 | Tecumseh, Nebraska, United States | Varnado, Paul | No injuries | - |