# Accident 19790805019449A: Cessna 340A, White Plains, NY, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 12:40 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: White Plains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66AJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 76 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805019449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY. BENT WINGS, COLLAPSED GEAR. LOW TIME PILOT. IMPROPER LEVEL OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ24), Aug 5, 1979: Cessna 340 (N66AJ), White Plains, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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