# NTSB NYC75AN023: Cessna 340, N5AM, Whitefield, NH, August 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Whitefield, NH · WHITEFIELD, NH
- Location: 44.3713° N, 71.6100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefield, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3713&lon=-71.6100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3105  74/8/24    WHITEFIELD,NH       CESSNA 340          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 6000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5AM                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEFIELD,NH               ROCKLAND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WX BRIEF:NUMEROUS TSTMS ENRT.DEPARTED IFR,CNLD FLT PLAN AT 9000FT.HIT MTN SLOPE AT 4698FT ELEV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AM-1976-01-28), registration cancelled 1976-01-28, S/N 340-0010 (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

## 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 19740824030889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824030889A), Aug 24, 1974: Cessna 340CESSNA, Whitefield, NH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Wx brief:numerous tstms enrt. Departed IFR,cnld flt plan at 9000FT.hit mtn slope at 4698FT elev.

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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