# NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A, 1982

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 FTW83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA076.md): Cessna 340A · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1982 · N4326C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that while on final approach to land, full flaps were extended as the aircraft crossed over a hill immediately before the runway threshold. After full flaps were selected, the aircraft entered a high sink rate and landed hard on the end of…
- [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…
- [NTSB MKC82DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA054.md): Cessna 340A · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 7, 1982 · N82GB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot tookoff from runway 17L at 1705 CST. After takeoff, he encountered a vibration. He decided to land and was cleared for runway 14. Reportedly, the vibration increased at 130 knots. The pilot reduced the power to decrease his speed and remain under…
- [NTSB LAX82FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA109.md): Cessna 340A · 12 N.E. Burbank, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1982 · N98546 · Destroyed
  > After takeoff, the pilot was cleared to proceed on an IFR flight plan. After being cleared to 15,000 ft MSL, he reported having trouble maintaining his airspeed and subsequently declared an emergency. Shortly after that, radar contact was lost. The aircraft…
- [NTSB SEA82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA021.md): Cessna 340A · Sunriver, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 28, 1982 · N4604N · Substantial damage
  > The instructor was providing dual instruction to a private pilot with no previous time in this nor any multi- engine aircraft. Also, the pirvate pilot had not flown within the previous 90 days. He initiated a takeoff on runway 18 with the wind from 210…
- [NTSB CHI82DA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA056.md): Cessna 340A · Near Lansing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 19, 1982 · N4140G · Substantial damage
  > During flight over lake Michigan at 13,000 feet, the pilot noticed that the throttle, mixture and propeller controls to one of the engines began binding. The controls to the other engine remained normal. He descended to 9000 feet and continued at reduced…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  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&year=1982

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