- Date
- November 12, 1991, 20:30 local (Nov 13, 1991, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7672QCessna 340
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911112050879A
- Case key
- 37044
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper execution of an emergency procedure, after an engine failure, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's improper management of the fuel system; the pilot's lack of proficiency in emergency procedure; and the flight into known icing conditions.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On final approach the pilot reported an engine failure. He said he was putting the landing gear down. The airplane crashed 3 miles from the airport. Examination of the engines revealed no discrepancies. The pilot did not feather the propeller after the engine failure. He had no training in this airplane or any other multi-engine airplane in over 5 years. His last bfr was in a Cessna 172. It was reported that the pilot did not manage the airplane fuel system in the recommended manner. A witness said the pilot used fuel from the main tanks untiul they were nearly empty. He ingored forecasts of light icing conditions and during his flight he reported ice accumulation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7672Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340-0184
- Airframe hours
- 2,653
- Engine
- Continental TSI0-520K, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert R. Chenoweth
- Registered owner
- Chenoweth Construction, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 4, 1991 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Destination
- CMH · Columbus, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,617 total · 969 in this make and model · 2,522 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 30 days · 8.6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.