MIA05WA056

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 340 · Mendoza, Argentina · February 7, 2005

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
February 7, 2005, 06:34 local (10:34 UTC)
Place
Mendoza, Argentina
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5790MCessna 340
Weather
Visual (VMC)
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA Miami International
Case key
60981

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Aircraft

Registration
N5790M
Reported as
Cessna 340
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Ward County Irrigation District No.1
Departed
SAMR · Mendoza
Flight plan
Unknown

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.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)
Wind
90° at 6 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
4,000 ft overcast
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 61 °F
Altimeter
29.90 inHg
Observed at
SAME