# NTSB UNK73X0109: Cessna 340, N7691Q, Gander, Canada, March 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1973
- Place: Gander, Canada · GANDER,NFLD,CAN, CD
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK73X0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0069  73/3/31    GANDER,NFLD,CAN     CESSNA 340          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6630
        TIME - 2350                    N7691Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GANDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,ME                 GANDER,NFLD,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: APPROACH LIGHTING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- VISUAL CONDITIONS.DARK NIGHT,NO VISUAL REF.UPSLOPED APCH LTS.INVEST & REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7691Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7691Q-1973-07-24), registration cancelled 1973-07-24, S/N 3400190, built 1973 (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
- Airport: Gander

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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