# Accident 19910102000079A: Cessna 340CESSNA, St Louis, MO, January 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1602° N, 90.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1602&lon=-90.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14DB-2005-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,699 total, 108 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102000079A

## Narrative

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

FOGGED WINDSHIELD LEVELED OFF HIGH AND DROPPED TO SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY. SLID OFF AND COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 CHI91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA056), Jan 3, 1991: Cessna 340 (N14DB), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE A FOGGY WINDSHIELD, MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE, PREMATURE LANDING FLARE, AND SLUSH ON…

## Other reports on N14DB (2)

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

- [Incident 19780308014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308014289I), Mar 8, 1978: Cessna 421B (N14DB), Savoy, IL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed after touchdown. Main gear down lock tension was below minimum.
- [Accident 19761117036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761117036259A), Nov 17, 1976: Cessna 421B (N14DB), Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. Trim tab actuator maint,rod secured & cotter pin instld in nut. Rod disconnected for rerigging ck.

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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