# Accident 20070612009929A: Cessna 340A, Ludlow, CA, June 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2007, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ludlow, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7686° N, 116.3578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7686&lon=-116.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340WS-2007-12-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,102 total, 1,664 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612009929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER TO BOTH ENGINES AND FORCE LANDED ON DIRT ROAD 300 YARDS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR DAGGETT, CA.

## 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 SEA07LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA156), Jun 12, 2007: Cessna 340A (N340WS), Ludlow, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power from both engines due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's improper fuel tank selector position. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight…

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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