# Incident 19910709039129I: Cessna 340A, Mt Vernon, OH, July 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1991, 08:11 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340CS-2017-07-21) (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 340A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709039129I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLIMBED ABOVE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE AND THEN CORRECTED. DIFFICULTY WITH ALTITUDE HOLD FUNCTION OF AUTO-PILOT.

## Other reports on N340CS (1)

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

- [Accident 20050107002959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050107002959A), Jan 7, 2005: Cessna 340CESSNA (N340CS), Carefree, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing at 18AZ (Carefree sky ranch) on runway 24, pilot stated that the brakes felt mushy and decided to perform a go around. During this attempt…

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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