# NTSB ANC80FA087: Cessna 340A, N110RA, Petersburg, AK, August 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Place: Petersburg, AK · PETERSBURG, AK
- Location: 56.8113° N, 132.9513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.8113&lon=-132.9513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2793  80/8/20  NR.PETERSBURG,AK      CESSNA 340A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1310
        TIME - 1933                    N110RA              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KETCHIKAN,AK                PETERSBURG,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD HE WAS HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS,LOSING TAIL OF ACFT.ACFT DMG & INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N110RA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110RA-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 340A0315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Petersburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800820040949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820040949A), Aug 20, 1980: Cessna 340A, Petersburg, AK, 3 fatal. Pilot reported airplane porpoising, losing emmpanage. Wreckage not found. High maintenance record on emmpanage.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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