# Accident 19870131001849A: Cessna 340A, Two Buttes, CO, January 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1987, 20:49 local time
- Place: Two Buttes, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5601° N, 102.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5601&lon=-102.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6320X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6320X-2012-10-03) (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 TSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870131001849A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN IN A WINGS LEVEL AND 95 DEGREE DOWN ALTITUDE. NO AIRFRAM OR ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 DEN87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA048), Feb 1, 1987: Cessna 340A (N6320X), Two Buttes, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N6320X (1)

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

- [Accident 19840318007329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318007329A), Mar 18, 1984: Cessna 340A (N6320X), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft skidded off runway and left main gear collapsed on soft shoulder.

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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