Cessna 340 N340RA
17 March 1982 · Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1982 at about 01:20 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N340RA, operated by Linus Bowman, was involved in an accident near Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fanning (IDA)
- Coordinates
- 43.5007, -111.8892
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N340RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Linus Bowman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Searcy
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA82DA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN ILS APPROACH, HE BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT PROPERLY ARREST THE SINK RATE AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE PROBABLY WAS SOME ICE UNDER THE WINGS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED DURING CLIMB-OUT OR DURING A MISSED APPROACH THAT WAS MADE ON A PREVIOUS APPROACH. THE TEMPERATURE AT IDAHO FALLS WAS 33 DEGREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1982 | Cessna 340A | Orinda, California, United States | Golden Bear AVN. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 340 | Las Animas, Colorado, United States | Colorado Corporate Charters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 340A | Near Lansing, Michigan, United States | Daniel E Mayworm | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1982 | Cessna 340A | Austin, Texas, United States | United Provisions, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1982 | Cessna 340 | Rolla, Missouri, United States | American National Bank | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1982 | Cessna 340A | 12 N.e. Burbank, California, United States | Bacchus Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1982 | Cessna T210M | Shoshone, Idaho, United States | Gerald F. Chadbourne | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182C | Near Dixie, Idaho, United States | Robert R. Padgett | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1982 | Cessna T210M | Ashton, Idaho, United States | John Carberry | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1982 | Mooney M20A | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Harber Lazards | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1982 | Taylorcraft L-2 | Near Gooding, Idaho, United States | Bruce R. Fulton | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Robert L. Archer | No injuries | - |