# Accident 19911112050879A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Columbus, OH, November 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1991, 20:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0101° N, 82.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0101&lon=-82.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7672Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7672Q-2013-07-08) (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 TSIO520K
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,617 total, 969 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911112050879A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON APPROACH. STRUCK TREES. BELOW VMC. ENGINE NOT FEATHERED.

## 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 NYC92FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA029), Nov 13, 1991: Cessna 340 (N7672Q), Columbus, OH, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER…

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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