# Accident 19830102000139A: Cessna 340A, Monterey, CA, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Peninsula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5995° N, 121.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5995&lon=-121.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1947E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1947E-1984-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 41 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000139A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES ON CLIMBOUT DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT SANK. HAD BEEN FUELED WITH JET A FUEL. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK.

## 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 LAX83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA064), Jan 3, 1983: Cessna 340A (N1947E), Monterey, CA, destroyed

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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