Plane Crash List

Cessna 340 N340ME

8 May 1979 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 8 May 1979 at about 12:27 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N340ME, operated by Technical Asso, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:27
Classification
Accident
Location
Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
Nearest airport
Rock Springs
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 340
Registration
N340ME
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Technical Asso
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Great Falls, Mt → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1430

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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

VOR APPROACH RWY25.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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