# Accident 19841029076329A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Las Vegas, NM, October 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1984, 14:37 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5890° N, 105.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5890&lon=-105.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4001Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4001Q-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,716 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029076329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE LANDING SITE IN DESERT TERRAIN AT NIGHT. IMPACTED GROUND WITH ILLEGAL CARGO.

## 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 DEN85FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA026), Oct 29, 1984: Cessna 340 (N4001Q), Las Vegas, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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