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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 340A · Magny-lès-Villers, France · December 2, 2024

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign

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Date
December 2, 2024, 14:55 local (13:55 UTC)
Place
Magny-lès-Villers, France
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N340GJCessna 340A
Defining event
Enroute-descent: VFR encounter with IMC
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
199377

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

VFR encounter with IMCEnroute-descentCessna 340A: 2 casesAll aircraft: 392 casesDefining event
Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)Enroute-descentCessna 340A: 3 casesAll aircraft: 1,074 cases
Fire/smoke (post-impact)Post-impactCessna 340A: 3 casesAll aircraft: 354 cases

Aircraft

Registration
N340GJ
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
340A0637
Built
1979
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Sch Aviation Inc Trustee
N340GJRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2025 · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0637 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 340AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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