Cessna 340 N2672A

Summary

On 6 January 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N2672A, operated by American National Bank, was involved in an accident near Rolla, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 January 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rolla, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Downtown (K07)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 340

Registration

N2672A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American National Bank

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St Joseph → Webster City Ia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA016

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFICATED FOR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS UP TO MODERATE ICING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SURFACE DE-ICERS WERE OPERATING DURING THE PREFLIGHT. DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AT THE DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED CLOUDS AT ABOUT 4400 FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PICK UP ICE. THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING AND CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE RUNWAY, IT DROPPED IN FROM A HIGHER THAN NORMAL HEIGHT AND LANDED HARD. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SURFACE ICE WAS STILL ON THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT WAS PARKED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER BOOTS. DURING A FERRY FLIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SURFACE BOOTS DID NOT OPERATE. LATER, THE BOOTS OPERATED DURING A GROUND CHECK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.