20241214020799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340 · Lantana, FL · December 14, 2024

Date
December 14, 2024 · 15:25 local
Place
Lantana, FL
Airport
Palm Beach County Park
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7841Q
Reported as
Cessna 340
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

On 12/16/2024, upon inspection of the aircraft, it shows the aircraft is unairworthy condition and should have not been flown. The aircraft has corrosion, crazed windows and windshields, and from ADS-B records the aircraft has no been flown for months.

The pilot did not determine airworthiness of aircraft prior to flight.

Attempted to contact pilot. Pilot would not respond to emails and calls, a lawyer responded via email. Attempted to get statement through the lawyer with no response.

Forwarding action to FSDO for reexam or eir.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/16/2024, UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IS UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION AND SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN FLOWN. THE AIRCRAFT HAS CORROSION, CRAZED WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELDS, AND FROM ADS-B RECORDS THE AIRCRAFT HAS NO BEEN FLOWN FOR MONTHS.

THE PILOT DID NOT DETERMINE AIRWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT PILOT. PILOT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO EMAILS AND CALLS, A LAWYER RESPONDED VIA EMAIL. ATTEMPTED TO GET STATEMENT THROUGH THE LAWYER WITH NO RESPONSE.

FORWARDING ACTION TO FSDO FOR REEXAM OR EIR.

Other reports on N7841Q · 1

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