# Accident 19910901037499A: Cessna 340A, Brawley, CA, September 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Brawley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0192° N, 115.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0192&lon=-115.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4298C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4298C-1992-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,597 total, 322 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037499A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN STRONG TAILWIND. RAN OFF END RUNWAY THROUGH A FENCE OVER A RAILROAD AND BURNED. WIND SOCK FADED.

## 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 LAX91LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA380), Sep 2, 1991: Cessna C-340A (N4298C), Brawley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG LANDING RUNWAY AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN LOCATION. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE RELATED TO THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE…

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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