Accident Cessna 340 N2340C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8678
 
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Date:Friday 10 April 1970
Time:14:37
Type:Silhouette image of generic C340 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 340
Owner/operator:Cessna Aircraft Co
Registration: N2340C
MSN: 672
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Kingman Airport (Clyde Cessna Field), KS -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Kingman Airport (Clyde Cessna Field), Kingman, Kansas (9K8)
Destination airport:Kingman Airport (Clyde Cessna Field), Kingman, Kansas (9K8)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
N2340C was the prototype Cessna 340 (c/no 672): written off (destroyed) April 10 1970 when crashed near Kingman Airport (Clyde Cessna Field) 1 mile North West of Kingman, Kansas, whilst on a test flight. Per the official NTSB report into the accident: "bolt improperly secured in elevator trim push-pull rod came out, and caused loss of horizontal stabilizer assembly". The pilot, the sole person on board, was killed

Registration N2340C cancelled by the FAA on May 25 1970

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC70AK052
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MKC70AK052 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=3605&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2340C
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ks/N2340C/
4. http://whoseplane.com/info/n-number/N2340C.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
12-Mar-2016 20:27 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Mar-2016 20:30 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location]
04-Dec-2016 21:45 Dr.John Smith Updated [Narrative]
12-Jun-2022 06:16 TB Updated [Operator, Location]

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