# Accident 20250827021369A: Cessna 340A, Excelsior Sprin, MO, August 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2025, 12:28 local time
- Place: Excelsior Sprin, MO
- Airport: Midwest National Air Center
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3495° N, 94.3065° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3495&lon=-94.3065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888MT) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827021369A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR KGPH RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW NORMAL ALTITUDE FOR BASE LEG AND DURING TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES AS DROPPING LEFT WING, RAISED WING BACK TO LEVEL, THEN DROPPING LEFT WING AGAIN WITH CONTINUED ROLL TO IMPACT POINT.

## 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 CEN25FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA346), Aug 27, 2025: Cessna 340 (N888MT), Kearney, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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