Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 340A N1362C

12 March 1992 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 March 1992 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N1362C, operated by Corporate Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Long Beach, California, United States
Nearest airport
Daugherty Field (LGB)
Coordinates
33.8107, -118.1801
Aircraft
Cessna 340A
Registration
N1362C
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX92LA138

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK BELL CRANK PIVOT BOLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ATCT CONTROLLERS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND HAD SLOWED TO A FAST WALK SPEED IN PREPARATION FOR MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WHO REPORTED THAT THE PIVOT BOLT FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK BELL CRANK HAD FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED THE BELL CRANK TO SHIFT AND BREAK THE ROD END FITTING. WITHOUT THE DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE INSPECTOR SAID THE FAILED PIVOT BOLT EXHIBITED CLEAR BEACH MARKINGS ON THE FRACTURE FACE. THE PIVOT BOLT, CESSNA PART NUMBER NAS464P4-26, WAS AN ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLATION AND HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF 2,013 HOURS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 340 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
20 Feb 1992 Cessna 340A
N5349J
Lapeer, Michigan, United States Bolyea, James E. No injuries -
28 Feb 1992 Cessna 340
N69437
Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Metro Plains Development Co No injuries -
8 Aug 1992 Cessna 340
N194S
Falmouth, Kentucky, United States Marketplace America, Inc. Fatal 1
4 May 1992 Cessna 340
N69469
Yakutat, Alaska, United States Roth, Jeffrey H. Fatal 5
18 Feb 1993 Cessna 340A
N2666J
Clovis, New Mexico, United States Omega Associates PA No injuries -
5 Feb 1991 Cessna 340
N5813M
Columbia, California, United States M.r.l. Industries Inc. No injuries -

All 256 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Feb 1992 Piper PA-28R-201T
N9343C
Ludlow, California, United States Higgins, Melvin W & Jean Minor injuries -
22 Feb 1992 Beechcraft C-23
N2169W
Fullerton, California, United States
no coordinates
Eldon R. Howe No injuries -
23 Feb 1992 Cessna 150
N126NK
San Jose, California, United States Veda Corporation Minor injuries -
23 Feb 1992 Cessna 182N
N8948G
San Ardo, California, United States Soil Service, Inc. No injuries -
25 Feb 1992 Grumman G-164B
N3633C
Dixon, California, United States Sunrise Duster, Inc. No injuries -
25 Feb 1992 Bellanca 7ECA
N4193Y
Apple Valley, California, United States Chester Waite Serious injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States