- Date
- June 20, 1984, 12:17 local (16:17 UTC)
- Place
- Cincinnati, OH
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5345JCessna 340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840620025869A
- Case key
- 12799
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt requested fuel from FBO but failed to make it clear what type he wanted. The FBO personnel misunderstood the plt's request and refueled the acft with 'jet a' instead of aviation grade gasoline. The plt did not monitor the refueling process and failed to recognize the wrong fuel as stated on fuel receipt. The plt did not realize the improper fuel on his preflight of the acft. The acft departed and shortly there after the plt radioed that he was returning to the arpt because of a serious problem. Witnesses near the accident site stated that the acft was in a left bank (about 45 degree bank angle) before impact in a densely wooded area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5345J
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0418
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-N, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mobile Home Estates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 7, 1984
- Destination
- W70 · Williamsburg, VA
- 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,900 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUF, 1 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.