# Accident 19970224001839A: Cessna 340A, Marion, OH, February 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1997, 12:05 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5792° N, 83.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5792&lon=-83.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970224001839A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST POWER AT 500AGL AND TRIED TO AUTOROTATE, LANDED IN HTE MUD AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A VFR CRUISE FLIGHT AT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FROM PORT HURON, MICHIGAN TO URBANA, OHIO, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE DAMAGE INVOLVED THE TAIL BOOM, LEFT LANDING SKID, ROTORBLADES AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 IAD97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA051), Feb 24, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N340EM), Marion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Uncovering of the fuel tanks outlet, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.