# NTSB LAX80FVG35: Cessna 340, N340RM, Weed, CA, May 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1980
- Place: Weed, CA · WEED, CA
- Location: 41.4121° N, 122.3810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weed, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4121&lon=-122.3810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1402   80/5/3  NR.WEED,CA            CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 5200
        TIME - 2130                    N340RM              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WEED,CA                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N340RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340RM-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 3400030, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Weed

## 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 19800503011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503011269A), May 3, 1980: Cessna 340CESSNA, Weed, CA, Destroyed. Taxied into hangar after night landings. Left wing exploded. Pilot exited emergency exit. Cause undetermined.

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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