- Date
- April 10, 1970
- Place
- Kingman, KS · KINGMAN, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2340CCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135557
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0803 70/4/10 NR.KINGMAN,KANS CESSNA 340 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1437 N2340C PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 27, 1649 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINGMAN,KANS KINGMAN,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOLT IMPROPERLY SECURED IN ELEVATOR TRIM PUSH-PULL ROD CAME OUT CAUSED LOSS OF HORZ STAB ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2340C
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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