# NTSB investigations: Cessna 340, TX

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA395.md): Cessna 340 · Klein, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Sep 28, 2025 · N269WT · Destroyed
  > On September 28, 2025, about 1212 central daylight time, a Cessna 340 airplane, N269WT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Klein, Texas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title Code of Federal…
- [NTSB CEN17LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA351.md): Cessna 340 · McKinney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2017 · N5870M · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the bell crank pivot bolt which resulted in the left main landing gear collapse. Contributing to the accident was the lack of landing gear inspections in accordance with the airplane manufacturer's maintenance manuals.
- [NTSB FTW88FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA115.md): Cessna 340 · Georgetown, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1988 · N7828Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot in the right seat had hired the pilot in the left seat to ferry the airplane to germany, then to turkey. A four tank ferry fuel system was installed but a weight and balance check was not made. During the tkof, the acft would not climb. Afterward…
- [NTSB FTW83FRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRG03.md): Cessna 340 · Benavides, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Dec 17, 1982 · N5906M · Destroyed
  > A deer hunter saw the aircraft on a final approach to an open field at dusk, with the gear and flaps down. He stated that when it was at about 100 ft AGL, the nose pitched down and the plane struck the ground and burst into flames. The aircraft was loaded…
- [NTSB FTW80FRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA05.md): Cessna 340 · Katy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 1, 1979 · N5163J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA027.md): Cessna 340 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 16, 1978 · N39L · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076404'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076404&state=TX

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