# Accident 19840526023149A: Cessna 340A, Paonia, CO, May 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1984, 14:20 local time
- Place: Paonia, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8598° N, 107.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8598&lon=-107.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6231X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231X-2014-12-18) (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 TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,353 total, 440 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526023149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER LEFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL T ANK MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 DEN84FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA162), May 26, 1984: Cessna 340A (N6231X), Paonia, CO, 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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