# Accident 19891228054349A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Merrill, WI, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Merrill, WI
- Airport: Merrill Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1793° N, 89.6997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1793&lon=-89.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69556-1991-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228054349A

## Narrative

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

FREEZING RAIN,ICE,ON AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD. LANDED HARD AND VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI90FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA056), Dec 28, 1989: Cessna 340 (N69556), Merrill, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING HIS LANDING ROLL AND AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH ICING CONDITIONS.

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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