# Accident 19940304003489A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Westhampton Bea, NY, March 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1994, 19:16 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: Suffolk County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8291° N, 72.6500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8291&lon=-72.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512SK-1994-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,828 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304003489A

## Narrative

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

ILS TO RUNWAY 24 THEN TRIED TO CIRCLE TO LAND ON 20. IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. STALLED TURNING FINAL. ICE ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA052), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 340 (N512SK), Westhampton, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision which resulted in ice accretion on the aircraft, degradation of aircraft performance, an aerodynamic stall, loss of control and inflight collision with the…

## Other reports on N512SK (2)

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

- [Incident 19930315011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315011279I), Mar 15, 1993: Cessna 340CESSNA (N512SK), Hot Springs, AR. Right engine failed in flight. Landed at destination. Rod in right engine had failed.
- [Accident 19790607012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607012379A), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA (N512SK), Manhattan, KS, Substantial damage. Gear would not lock down. Landed gear up. Main gear box jammed. Improperly installed.

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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