# Accident 19890214002349A: Cessna 340A, Safford, AZ, February 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1989, 22:45 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8107° N, 109.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8107&lon=-109.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8814K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8814K-1991-04-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214002349A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED DESERT TERRAIN AND BURNED, POSSIBLE HYPOXIA.

## 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 LAX89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA111), Feb 15, 1989: Cessna 340A (N8814K), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT AND THE RESULTANT HYPOXIA SUSTAINED IN THE UNPRESSURIZED AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE: THE MALFUNCTIONING PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE OPERATION…

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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