Cessna 340 crash, Feb 16, 1978 (1 killed), Amarillo-Rick...
Cessna 340 accident on February 16, 1978 near Amarillo-Rick Husband Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Collision with wires while maneuvering...
- Date: February 16, 1978
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Amarillo-Rick Husband Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with wires while maneuvering in the traffic pattern after the pilot's attention was diverted from flying the aircraft. Contributing factors were misjudged altitude, snow covered surfaces and a low ceiling.
A Cessna 340 on an executive flight from Enid to Amarillo struck wires on approach to Amarillo Airport in marginal weather and crashed in flames in a field. One passenger was killed and five other occupants were injured.