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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Sacramento, CA · August 7, 2009

Date: August 7, 2009 · 04:48 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Executive
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4604N
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N4604NRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A1016 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Cessna 340, N4604N enroute to palm springs, CA from roseberg, or experienced an engine failure at 17,000 ft. pilot heard a loud nose from the left engine and noticed that the oil pressure for the left engine was reading zero and the RPM was decelerating rapidly. The event occured 20 miles east of sac. The pilot declared and emergnecy and received vectors to sac. An emergency landing was made without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

CESSNA 340, N4604N ENROUTE TO PALM SPRINGS, CA FROM ROSEBERG, OR EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 17,000 FT. PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOSE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS READING ZERO AND THE RPM WAS DECELERATING RAPIDLY. THE EVENT OCCURED 20 MILES EAST OF SAC. THE PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGNECY AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO SAC. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N4604N · 1

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

Accident 19820128002459ATakeoff Ground Roll · Sunriver, ORPilots allowed aircraft to veer off runway and wing struck snowbank causing substantial damage.Jan 28, 1982 · Reported as Cessna 340CESSNA · Substantial damage