# Accident 20160318002719A: Cessna 340A, Tampa, FL, March 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2016, 11:35 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9197° N, 82.4478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9197&lon=-82.4478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6239X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6239X-2017-03-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160318002719A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2016, ABOUT 1135 EASTERN TIME (EST), AIRCRAFT N6239X, CESSNA 340A, CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM PETER O'NIGHT AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA.  VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT INDICATED THAT THE PILOT OF N6239X WAS TRYING TO AVOID A CESSNA 172 THAT WAS TAKING OFF AT THE SAME TIME FROM RUNWAY 36. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON AIRCRAFT N6239X DIED; NO GROUND INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POSTCRASH FIRE.  THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA, WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 ERA16FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA133), Mar 18, 2016: Cessna 340 (N6239X), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The intentional low altitude maneuvering during takeoff in response to a near-miss with an airplane departing from a converging runway, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical…

## Other reports on N6239X (2)

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

- [Incident 20060116011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060116011509I), Jan 16, 2006: Cessna 340A (N6239X), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to lower gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 20000828038009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000828038009I), Aug 28, 2000: Cessna 340A (N6239X), Teterboro, NJ. (-23) Aircraft ws landed gear up. Pilot failed to comply with the aircraft check list. [privacy data omitted]Also failed to check the weather before the flight.

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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