- Date
- December 4, 1982, 15:41 local (21:41 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4094LCessna 340
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821204062259A
- Case key
- 71226
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Analysis
The plt listed a total fuel endurance of 5+30 on his flt plan & a total of 182 gals at takeoff on his plt/operator accident report. The total acft fuel capacity is 162 gals. The flt departed a 1055. At 1527 the plt received destinationwx of ceiling indefinite 100 ft sky obscured visibility 1/8 mi in fog. The plt stated he understood the visibility as 18 mi & shot an approach to johnson county exec arpt. At 1532 he declared a missed apch & advised Kansas City approach he was low on fuel. He was cleared for an approach to Kansas City intl arpt. At 1541 the plt advised that both engs had failed. The acft impacted the ground about 1 mi short ofthe arpt. There is no evidence that the plt obtained enroute wx briefings for wx conditions at johnson county exec arpt. Wx observations at & after 0754 reported wx below the landing minimum required for an instrument apch to the arpt. There was no evidence of fuel found in any of the acft's five fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4094L
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3400079
- Airframe hours
- 2,053
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520N, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brady B. Stoner
- Registered owner
- Brady B. Stoner
- Departed
- C · Great Falls, MT
- Destination
- C · Olathe, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MCI · Kansas City Int'L Airport, runway 1, 10,801 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 857 total · 11 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Temperature
- 108 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCI
FAA reports on this event · 1
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