# Accident 19960727020079A: Cessna 340A, Richland, WA, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996
- Place: Richland, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 46.2497° N, 119.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2497&lon=-119.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341TL-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020079A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA96FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA171), Jul 27, 1996: Cessna 340A (N341TL), Richland, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's allowing the aircraft's airspeed to decrease below the single-engine minimum control speed (Vmc) resulting in a stall/spin condition. Factors contributing to the accident were…

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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