# NTSB IAD79FKM13: Cessna 340, N911M, Advance, NC, April 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1979
- Place: Advance, NC · ADVANCE, NC
- Location: 35.9458° N, 80.3922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Advance, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9458&lon=-80.3922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0692  79/4/21    ADVANCE,NC          CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 301
        TIME - 1230                    N911M               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 ADVANCE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N911M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twin Lakes

## 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 19790421007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421007039A), Apr 21, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA, Advance, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down hard on landing.

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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