# NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A, 1996

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 NYC97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA014.md): Cessna 340A · Pawtucket, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1996 · N36JM · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, by continuing the ILS approach below the decision height, rather than performing a missed approach; and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for the continued landing.…
- [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…

## 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") = 1996
  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=1996

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