# Accident 20031018025679A: Cessna 340A, Scappoose, OR, October 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7764° N, 122.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7764&lon=-122.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340P-2013-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031018025679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C APPEARED TO ABORT LANDING AND ATTEMPT A GO AROUND DUE TO POSSIBLE DEPARTING TRAFFIC ON RNWAY 15, GND WITNESSES RECALLED HEARING 1 POSSIBLY BOTH ENGINES BACK FIRE AND SPUTTER. WITNESS REPORT A/C APPROX 100FT AGL BANKED TO THE LEFT, ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND EXPLODING INTO FLAMES IN A FIELD APPROX 1/2 MILE OFF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA04FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA006), Oct 18, 2003: Cessna 340A (N340P), Scappoose, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering. An inadvertent stall, the pilot's failure to follow engine operation procedures and engine detonation were factors.

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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