# Accident 19860205002249A: Cessna 340A, Galesburg, IL, February 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1986, 10:11 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3849G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860205002249A

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT AT MINIMUMS, MISALIGNED WITH RUNWAY. SIDE STEPPED TO RUNWAY, LANDED IN A CRAB,AND COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI86LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA082), Feb 5, 1986: Cessna 340R (N3849G), Galesburg, IL, 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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