# NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A: Loss of control - in flight 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 ATL07FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA029.md): Cessna 340A · Charleston, SC · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2006 · N808RA · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn from base to final, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the impairment of the pilot due to the combination of drugs found in his toxicological report. - [NTSB MIA06FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA069.md): Cessna 340A · Melbourne, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 2006 · N37JB · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid a stall during the final approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to the use of a sedating antihistamine. - [NTSB SEA04FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA006.md): Cessna 340A · Scappoose, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2003 · N340P · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering. An inadvertent stall, the pilot's failure to follow engine operation procedures and engine detonation were factors. - [NTSB LAX03FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA254.md): Cessna 340A · Bishop, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2003 · N340DC · Destroyed > the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to a Somatogravic illusion and/or spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the dark lighting conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane. - [NTSB CHI98FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA296.md): Cessna 340A · Chicago, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1998 · N5340F · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper use of the throttle in not using full power for takeoff, the pilot's failure to use proper aborted takeoff procedures, and the inadvertant stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was inadequate preflight/planning by the pilot. - [NTSB FTW98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA103.md): Cessna 340A · Bethany, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1998 · N26956 · Substantial damage > The pilot's flight into known adverse weather conditions which resulted in an inadvertent stall due to airframe ice. A factor was the icing conditions. - [NTSB SEA96FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA209.md): Cessna 340A · Wise River, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1996 · N128RP · Destroyed > The pilot's attempt to fly in adverse meteorological conditions which led a loss of aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident include: the pilot's failure to obtain the most current information of the meteorological conditions prior to departure,… - [NTSB SEA96FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA171.md): Cessna 340A · Richland, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1996 · N341TL · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's allowing the aircraft's airspeed to decrease below the single-engine minimum control speed (Vmc) resulting in a stall/spin condition. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot-in-command's allowing the left engine to be shut… - [NTSB CHI96FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA152.md): Cessna 340A · Waukegan, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 1996 · N225BA · Substantial damage > the pilot's inability to maintain visual contact with the runway environment due to 'flash blindness' when he turned on the airplane's landing light, and his subsequent inability to regain control of the airplane after turning off the landing light due to his… - [NTSB FTW93FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA092.md): Cessna 340A · Center Point, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1993 · N88KH · Destroyed > Inadvertent stall. Factors were the weather and the light conditions - [NTSB SEA86LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA206.md): Cessna 340 · Prairie City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1986 · N2696U · Substantial damage > The plt was attempting to land the acft on an unlit airstrip during dusk conditions. While attempting to align the acft with the center of the 30 foot wide airstrip the plt heard the stall warning horn sounding. During an attempted go around an inadvertent… - [NTSB LAX83FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA034.md): Cessna 340A · Orinda, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1982 · N29HT · Destroyed > After departing san jose, CA, the plt climbed to an alt of 4600 ft MSL & proceeded toward novato, CA. From 1528 to 1533 PST, radar data showed that the acft was level at 4600 ft on a heading of 330 deg at 180 fts ground speed. Radar info showed that the acft… ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076405', '2073325') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076405&occurrence=250 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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