# Accident 19961211038919A: Cessna 340A, Eldorado, TX, December 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1996, 17:55 local time
- Place: Eldorado, TX
- Airport: Eldorado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8604° N, 100.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8604&lon=-100.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961211038919A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON FINAL REGAINED CENTER. WINDGUST RAISED RIGHT WING. LEFT WING HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW97LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA059), Dec 11, 1996: Cessna 340 (N999JW), El Dorado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. The gusty wind was a related factor.

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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