# NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A, IL

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 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 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 CHI86LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA088.md): Cessna 340A · Frankfort, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1986 · N8663K · Substantial damage
  > Following a descent through icing conditions the plt was told by the UNICOM operator that the active rwy was 'slippery'.the plt landed aprx 600-700 ft down the 3176 ft rwy and found that the braking action deteriorated from poor to nil during rollout. He…
- [NTSB CHI81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA078.md): Cessna 340A · St Charles, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 18, 1981 · N5416J · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI81DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA050.md): Cessna 340A · Robinson, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1981 · N4155A · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE18.md): Cessna 340A · Sugar Grove, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 21, 1981 · N26711 · 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" = 'IL' 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 ('2076405', '2073325'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076405&state=IL

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