# Accident 20061222026039A: Cessna 340A, Charleston, SC, December 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7181° N, 79.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7181&lon=-79.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808RA-2007-10-31) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061222026039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CHARLESTON SC ATC REPORTED DOWNED AIRCRAFT IN THE STONO RIVER NEAR CHARLESTON SC. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09, JOHNS ISLAND, SC (JZI). THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THE SAME DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EST IN 20 FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE KILLED.

## 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 ATL07FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA029), Dec 22, 2006: Cessna 340A (N808RA), Charleston, SC, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn from base to final, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the impairment of the pilot due to the combination…

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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