- Date
- January 17, 1985, 00:57 local (05:57 UTC)
- Place
- Johnson City, TN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4124QCessna 340
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850117000839A
- Case key
- 6592
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Analysis
The acft was IFR at 17000 ft flying thru wx SIGMET area for severe icing when the plt requested a descent due to airframe ice and turbulence. During the descent the plt reported shutting down the right eng. On final apch for an off-arpt landing attempt the acft stalled and spun to ground contact. Chunks of ice were found near the wreckage. Post impact exam of the right eng revealed cracks in the #2, #5 and #4 cylinders. The #4 cylinder had burned thru at the exhaust port. The right magneto had unacceptable outer case fractures which were filled with a rubber like sealant. The distributor block had evidence of severe destructive arcing and crossfiring. No documentation of compliance with bendix service bulletin no. 612 dealing with inspection of the magnetos was found. The right eng prop was not in the feathered postition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4124Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340-0088
- Airframe hours
- 2,467
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-J, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Emmett M. Lunceford, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 21, 1984 · 113 hours before
- Departed
- LUK · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- CAE · Columbia, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,965 total · 117 in this make and model · 39 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRI, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.