Cessna 340 crash, Mar 31, 1973 (1 killed), Gander Newfoun...
Cessna 340 accident on March 31, 1973 near Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot error: improper IFR operation,...
- Date: March 31, 1973
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error: improper IFR operation, misjudged distance and altitude on a visual approach at night.
A Cessna 340 being delivered to France struck trees while on a night approach to Gander, Newfoundland, in good weather. The lone pilot was killed and the airplane was destroyed.