# Accident 20070216001829A: Cessna 340A, Council Bluffs, IA, February 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2007, 21:04 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2003° N, 95.7339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2003&lon=-95.7339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111SC-2007-04-10) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,268 total, 233 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070216001829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007 AT 21:04 LOCAL TIME, N111SC, A CESSNA 340A AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 340A0335, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE 14 CFR 91 DEPARTED NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE DESTINATION OF COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. OMAHA TRACON REPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WAS 3000 FEET AS IT PASSED OVER THE VOR. THE CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT'S DEMEANOR WAS CALM AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND TOLD THE PILOT TO SWITCH COMMUNICATIONS OVER TO ADVISORY. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE CONTROLLER RECEIVED A LOW ALTITUDE WARNING BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED; THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007 AT 21:04 LOCAL TIME, N111SC, A CESSNA 340A AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 340A0335, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE DESTINATION OF COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. OMAHA TRACON REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A NON-PRECISION VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WAS 3000 FEET AS IT PASSED OVER THE VOR. THE CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT'S DEMEANOR WAS CALM AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND TOLD THE PILOT TO SWITCH COMMUNICATIONS OVER TO ADVISORY. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE CONTROLLER RECEIVED A LOW ALTITUDE WARNING BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT. DETERIORATING WEATHER, HIGH WINDS, TURBULENCE, AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FROM BLOWING SNOW WERE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS WHEN CONDUCTING THE NON-PRECISION APPROACH. ICING CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED; THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI07FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA073), Feb 17, 2007: Cessna 340A (N111SC), Council Bluffs, IA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather, and his failure to maintain altitude during the instrument approach. Contributing factors were the presence of severe icing, moderate turbulence,…

## Other reports on N111SC (2)

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

- [Accident 19850524020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850524020679A), May 24, 1985: Cessna 340A (N111SC), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Turned fuel off on simulated approach. Could not maintain altitude. No engine restart, landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800331045979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331045979I), Mar 31, 1980: Cessna 340A (N111SC), Olathe, KS. Pilot noticed oil emitting from left engine. Oil pressure fluctuated, shut down. Scavenger pump failure.

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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