Fresno - Sacramento

On April 28, 1978 at 12:36 PM, Fresno - Sacramento experienced a crash involving Cessna 411, operated by Leslie L. Sexton, with the event recorded near Fresno California.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After liftoff, the right engine lost power. The airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, struck tree tops and crashed near the runway end. All six occupants were injured, four of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3236R, MSN 411-0236, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7394°, -119.7848°.