# Accident 19970603012309A: Cessna 340A, Fort Wayne, IN, June 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1997, 23:25 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0709° N, 85.1696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0709&lon=-85.1696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171DB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,988 total, 935 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603012309A

## Narrative

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

.ISSED 2 ILS APPROACH. ON THIRD A PAR ILS APPROACH. SAW RUNWAY FORGOT ALTITUDE. BUSTED DH AND IMPACTED SHORT OF RWY

## 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 CHI97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA154), Jun 3, 1997: Cessna 340A (N171DB), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot did not comply with the decision height and his attention was diverted from his cockpit scan. The factors involved were the weather conditions were at landing minimums and a flight to his…

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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