# Accident 19860813040019A: Cessna 340A, Prairie City, OR, August 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1986, 05:00 local time
- Place: Prairie City, OR
- Airport: Oxbow Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3792° N, 118.6410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3792&lon=-118.6410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2696U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2696U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,287 total, 184 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813040019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED HARD ON A DUSK APPROACH TO AN UNLIT RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA86LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA206), Aug 13, 1986: Cessna 340 (N2696U), Prairie City, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2696U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250627008979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250627008979I), Jun 27, 2025: Cessna 340A (N2696U), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. During the landing roll and during the application of brakes the pilot felt a "pop" the acft then slid to a stop. Inspection of the lt landing gear revealed…

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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