# Incident 19980126002329I: Cessna 340A, Springfield, MO, January 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1998, 21:56 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406BH-2003-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980126002329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EIGHTY MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD, MO (SGF), DURING CRUISE AT 16,000', ENGINE #1 PROPELLER GEAR BOX FAILED. AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BEGAN A SLOW DESCENT TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH RESCUE EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. THIS INCIDENT CE98IGO0032 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N406BH (1)

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

- [Incident 19990317039859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990317039859I), Mar 17, 1999: Cessna 340A (N406BH), Columbus, GA. Following the abnormal landing (hydraulic pressure and fluid loss) on runway 05, the crew taxied clear on the active runway via taxi-way c. asked by the ground…

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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