# Incident 19901206060199I: Cessna 340A, Du Bois, PA, December 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1990, 20:36 local time
- Place: Du Bois, PA
- Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BCFA
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4326C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4326C) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,610 total, 2,306 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901206060199I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND CYLINDER STUDS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4326C (1)

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

- [Accident 19821202065829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202065829A), Dec 2, 1982: Cessna 340A (N4326C), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Developed high sink rate on short final. Impact with runway damaged a wing spar,not found until returned to base.

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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