# Accident 19920228004679A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Ashland, WI, February 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1992, 08:50 local time
- Place: Ashland, WI
- Airport: John F Kennedy Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5708° N, 90.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5708&lon=-90.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69437 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,670 total, 336 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920228004679A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMED ICE ON WINDSHIELD BLOCKED VISION.

## 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 CHI92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA100), Feb 28, 1992: Cessna 340 (N69437), Ashland, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED INITIATING A GO-AROUND. FACTORS WERE ICING CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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