# Accident 19920503016779A: Cessna 340CESSNA, AK, May 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5102° N, 139.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5102&lon=-139.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69469, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69469-1996-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,334 total, 460 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503016779A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING EN ROUTE TO ANCHORAGE IFR. ICING AND TURBULENCE IN AREA. LARGE AMOUNTS WATER FOWL MIGRATION.

## 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 ANC92FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FAMS2), May 4, 1992: Cessna 340 (N69469), Yakutat, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: MISSING AIRCRAFT DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSES.

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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