Cessna 340 N2340C
10 April 1970 · Kingman, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 April 1970 at about 14:37 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N2340C, operated by Cessna Aircraf, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kingman, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingman, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N2340C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cessna Aircraf
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0803
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BOLT IMPROPERLY SECURED IN ELEVATOR TRIM PUSH-PULL ROD CAME OUT CAUSED LOSS OF HORZ STAB ASSY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1973 | Cessna 340 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Grant Brumlow | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1973 | Cessna 340 | Fremont, Ohio, United States | Johnson Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Cessna 340 | Gander, Canada | Floair Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Cessna 340 | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Dec 1974 | Cessna 340 | Ft Wayne, Indiana, United States | Executive Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1974 | Cessna 340 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |