# Incident 19921203054389I: Cessna 340A, Owensboro, KY, December 3, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1992, 07:30 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Airport: Owensboro-Daviess County Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 37.7388° N, 87.1668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL (OWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7388&lon=-87.1668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921203054389I

## Narrative

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

HAD A LOSS OF MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF. USED HAND PUMP TO LOWER GEAR . RETURNED. RUPTURED HYD FITTING.

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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