# Accident 19940528012779A: Cessna 320E, Battle Mountain, NV, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4699° N, 117.0290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4699&lon=-117.0290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3472Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3472Q-1996-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,717 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528012779A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS IN MOUNTAIN AREA. HEARD IMPACT. MINERAL SURVEY FLIGHT. BECAME BOXED IN BOX CANYON.

## 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 FTW94FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA183), May 28, 1994: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Battle Mountain, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A LOW LEVEL AERIAL MAPPING FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE BOX CANYON.

## Other reports on N3472Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19890308023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308023289I), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Noise on gear retraction. No gear up or down safe light. Landed with nose gear unlocked. Idler bell crank broke.
- [Accident 19760930035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760930035649A), Sep 30, 1976: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Nose gr not locked due malf uplock hook.

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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