# Accident 19860925048859A: Cessna 340A, Crawford, CO, September 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1986, 17:40 local time
- Place: Crawford, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7005° N, 107.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7005&lon=-107.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6663G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6663G-2013-09-16) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,241 total, 1,420 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925048859A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED HIGH TERRAIN IN IFR WEATHER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN AN AREA OF A SQUALL LINE.

## 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 DEN86FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA259), Sep 25, 1986: Cessna 340A (N6663G), Crawford, CO, destroyed, 5 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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