# Accident 19831126058979A: Cessna 340A, Ephrata, WA, November 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1983, 14:11 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2695° N, 119.5910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2695&lon=-119.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98567-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,948 total, 1,590 in this make and model, 440 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831126058979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD WRONG RADIAL SET DURING IFR APPROACH AND FLEW INTO GROUND JUST AS HE WAS BEGINNING MISSED APPROACH.

## 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 SEA84FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA023), Nov 26, 1983: Cessna 304A (N98567), Ephrata, WA, 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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