Kingman - Kingman

On April 10, 1970 at 02:37 PM, Kingman - Kingman experienced a crash involving Cessna 340, operated by Cessna Aircraft Company, with the event recorded near Kingman-Clyde Cessna Field Kansas.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, departed Kingman-Clyde Cessna Field on a local test flight on this first Cessna 340 prototype. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in an open field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2340C, MSN 340-0672, year of manufacture 1970.