Cessna 340 N7828Q

Summary

On 7 June 1988 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N7828Q was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 June 1988 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Municipal (T04)

Coordinates

30.6398, -97.6792

Aircraft

Cessna 340

Registration

N7828Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW88FA115

2 people died.

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 PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT HAD HIRED THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE TO GERMANY, THEN TO TURKEY. A FOUR TANK FERRY FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED BUT A WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHECK WAS NOT MADE. DURING THE TKOF, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. AFTERWARD THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPUTED TO HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT AND THE CG WAS AFT OF THE REAR LIMIT. THE LEFT WING HIT TREES AND THE RIGHT WING HIT TWO FENCES. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE BURNED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.