# Accident 19920807029709A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Falmouth, KY, August 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1992, 21:50 local time
- Place: Falmouth, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6699° N, 84.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6699&lon=-84.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194S-2013-08-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 25 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807029709A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO WOODED HILLSIDE,IFR CONDITIONS,NO FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT LOW TIME MULTI ENGINE,NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 NYC92FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA150), Aug 8, 1992: Cessna 340 (N194S), Falmouth, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT SPIRAL AND…

## Other reports on N194S (1)

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

- [Incident 19811210086699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210086699I), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna STC310 (N194S), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Za pilot unable to lower gear made gear up landing. Clevis bolt pm AN25-16 installed backwards. SDR filed.

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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