# Accident 20231212020449A: Cessna 340A, New Orleans, LA, December 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0417° N, 90.0262° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0417&lon=-90.0262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7067W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7067W-2025-04-14) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231212020449A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/12/2023 AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KNEW ON RUNWAY 36L. AFTER 1000FT ROLLOUT LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WITH AIRCRAFT SLIDING OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS.

## 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 CEN24LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA062), Dec 12, 2023: Cessna 340A (N7067W), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance of the main landing gear, which resulted in a collapse and overstress failure of the left main landing gear during landing.

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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