Cessna 340 crash, Jul 3, 1979 (4 killed), Ashdown Arkansas
Cessna 340 accident on July 3, 1979 near Ashdown Arkansas, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: In flight collision after both crews failed to see...
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Ashdown Arkansas, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In flight collision after both crews failed to see and avoid each other (NTSB). Contributing factors were sun glare affecting the Cessna 340 pilot, no radar contact, no traffic advisory and an uncontrolled airspace area.
Cessna 340 N345B operated by Metro Inns on a Little Rock to Dallas flight collided in mid air with Cessna 172 N73532 near Ashdown, Arkansas. Both aircraft dove into a prairie and crashed, and all seven occupants were killed. The collision occurred in uncontrolled airspace without radar contact.