# Accident 20131010023219A: Cessna 340A, Chesapeake, VA, October 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2013, 12:09 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7803° N, 76.4489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7803&lon=-76.4489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4TK-2018-03-08) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,547 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131010023219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA006), Oct 10, 2013: Cessna 340A (N4TK), Hampton Roads, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation in low-visibility conditions while maneuvering during a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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