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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Chesapeake, VA · October 10, 2013

Date
October 10, 2013 · 12:09 local
Place
Chesapeake, VA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4TK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA006
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,547 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Under IMC, while navigating a missed approach and requesting another airport with higher ceiling, the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft and collided with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

UNDER IMC, WHILE NAVIGATING A MISSED APPROACH AND REQUESTING ANOTHER AIRPORT WITH HIGHER CEILING, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.