# Accident 19880407012649A: Cessna 340A, Pineville, WV, April 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pineville, WV
- Airport: Kee Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5803° N, 81.5304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5803&lon=-81.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407012649A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI STRUCK SAGGING WIRE SUSPENDED BETWEEN HANGERS, SEVERED PART RUDDER. UNAWARE FLEW TO DESTINATION.

## 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 BFO88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA040), Apr 7, 1988: Cessna 340 (N340FB), Pineville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT.

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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