# NTSB DEN81FTM42: Cessna 340A, N2696H, Vernal, UT, September 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1981
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2490  81/9/22    VERNAL,UT           CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1927
        TIME - 1315                    N2696H              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,TX                   EVANSTON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2696H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2696H), registered now, S/N 340A0778, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carbon County

## 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 19810922060909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922060909A), Sep 22, 1981: Cessna 340A, Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Failed to put gear down prior to landing. Landed wheels up.

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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