Cessna 340A N13DT

Summary

On 16 March 1999 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N13DT was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 March 1999 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Chesapeake Muni (CPK)

Coordinates

36.6692, -76.2992

Aircraft

Cessna 340A

Registration

N13DT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Bunnell

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99FA074

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a single engine emergency landing, after experiencing a failure of the left engine. A factor in this accident was the failure of the left engine's camshaft due to a fatigue crack.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, the airplane returned to the departure airport for an emergency landing. The aircraft was observed in the vicinity of the runway threshold, about 500 feet above the ground, with it's left propeller feathered, when it entered a left bank which increased to about 90 degrees. The airplane then entered a spin, descended, and impacted the ground. Examination of wreckage revealed the camshaft of the left engine had failed as a result of a fatigue crack. No other abnormalities were observed of airframe or engine. The left engine had accumulated about 1,200 hours since overhaul. The pilot purchased the airplane about 1 month prior to the accident. At that time, he reported 700 hours of flight experience in multi-engine airplanes, of which, 10 hours were in the make and model of the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.