# Accident 20210419006499A: Cessna 340A, Tatum, TX, April 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2021, 13:46 local time
- Place: Tatum, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3537° N, 94.5410° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3537&lon=-94.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801EC-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210419006499A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/19/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1340HRS LOCAL TIME N801EC DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT GGG TO DO A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR AUTO PILOT TO THE NORTH EAST. AT 1346HRS THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM RADAR AND COULD NOT BE CONTACTED. AIRCRAFT

CRASHED 9 MILES EAST SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN21FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA195), Apr 19, 2021: Cessna 340A (N801EC), Tatum, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.

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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