# Accident 19940518011749A: Cessna 340A, Elko, NV, May 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1994, 15:51 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9509° N, 115.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9509&lon=-115.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5158J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5158J-1994-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,864 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940518011749A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. LEFT ANYWAY. CRASHED EN ROUTE. THUNDERSTORM IN AREA AS FORECASTED.

## 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 FTW94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA165), May 18, 1994: Cessna 340 (N5158J), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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