# Accident 20071106827159A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Garberville, CA, November 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Garberville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0758° N, 123.8167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0758&lon=-123.8167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5049Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5049Q-2009-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 18,214 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071106827159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT (OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROY LADD, INC.) TOOK OFF FROM REDDING (RDD) AT APPROX 8:00 AM LOCAL ENROUTE TO GARBERVILLE AIRPORT O16. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT AT APPROX 9:00 AM LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HILLSIDE 1/4 MILE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE THAT DESTROYED APPROX 70 PERCENT OF THE WRECKAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT AT THE TIME WAS HEAVY GROUND FOG. ALL THREE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE KILLED. NOTE: I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL PILOT RECORDS, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE TOTAL HOURS IN MAKE/MODEL AND LAST CHECK RIDE INFORMATION. THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT FOR MANY YEARS. THE FULL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED.

## 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 SEA08LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA021), Nov 6, 2007: Cessna 340 (N5049Q), Garberville, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees and terrain during climb. Contributing…

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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