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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Mesquite, NV · August 25, 1986

Date
August 25, 1986 · 21:00 local
Place
Mesquite, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N340MV
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86FA225
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total14 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted ground nose down after encountering turbulence near a thunderstorm cell en route. Disregarded ATC vectors.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED GROUND NOSE DOWN AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE NEAR A THUNDERSTORM CELL EN ROUTE. DISREGARDED ATC VECTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.