# Accident 19910217002569A: Cessna 340A, Truckee, CA, February 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1991, 10:50 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5350J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,224 total, 390 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910217002569A

## Narrative

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

USED HIGH BOOST AND RICH MIXTURE ON HIGH ALTITUDE LANDING. BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 LAX91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA104), Feb 17, 1991: Cessna 340A (N5350J), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE CORRECT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WHEN HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE PROBLEMS AND IMPROPERLY USED THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS CONTRARY TO THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE…

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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