- Date
- September 24, 1987, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tecopa, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2699SCessna 340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870924055929A
- Case key
- 40698
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power
2 engines
Powerplant controls - improper use ofCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A dual engine failure occurred after the first reduction in power at about 200 feet AGL. The aircraft then descended to the ground. No mechanical reason for the loss of power could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2699S
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 240A0788
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roland S. Bond
- Registered owner
- Roland S Bond
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 3L2 · Sandy Valley, NV
- Destination
- SUN · Sun Valley, ID
- Airport
- 3L2 · Sky Ranch Estates
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,960 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.