NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A, IL

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 340A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A, IL per year, 1981–2026: 6 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076405', '2073325'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI98FA296Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Chicago, ILthe pilot's improper use of the throttle in not using full power for takeoff, the pilot's failure to use proper aborted takeoff procedures, and the inadvertant stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was inadequate preflight/planning by the pilot.Aug 2, 1998 · N5340F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI96FA152Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Waukegan, ILthe pilot's inability to maintain visual contact with the runway environment due to 'flash blindness' when he turned on the airplane's landing light, and his subsequent inability to regain control of the airplane after turning off the landing light due to his…May 8, 1996 · N225BA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86LA088Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Frankfort, ILFollowing a descent through icing conditions the plt was told by the UNICOM operator that the active rwy was 'slippery'.the plt landed aprx 600-700 ft down the 3176 ft rwy and found that the braking action deteriorated from poor to nil during rollout. He…Feb 16, 1986 · N8663K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA078Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 340A · St Charles, ILJul 18, 1981 · N5416J · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DA050Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Robinson, ILApr 22, 1981 · N4155A · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEE18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Sugar Grove, ILJan 21, 1981 · N26711 · Destroyed