# Accident 19870924055929A: Cessna 340A, Tecopa, CA, September 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Tecopa, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8497° N, 116.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8497&lon=-116.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2699S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2699S-1988-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870924055929A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 SEA87LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA193), Sep 24, 1987: Cessna 340A (N2699S), Tecopa, CA, 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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