Cessna 340 N5790M
7 February 2005 · Mendoza, Argentina · Fatal
Summary
On 7 February 2005 at about 10:34 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N5790M, operated by Ward County Irrigation District No.1, was involved in an accident near Mendoza, Argentina. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Coordinates
- -34.2667, -68.9667
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N5790M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ward County Irrigation District No.1
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mendoza → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- MIA05WA056
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2005 | Cessna 340A | Bologna, Italy | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Cessna 340 | Carefree, Arizona, United States | Timothy P. Moyer | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Cessna 340A | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Cessna 340 | Bangalore, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2006 | Cessna 340A | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2004 | Cessna 340A | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2005 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Patagonia, Argentina | Transporte Aereo Don Carlos | Fatal | 10 |
| 8 May 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Cordoba, Argentina | Chiftian SA | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Mar 2005 | Boeing B777 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | American Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2005 | Boeing B767 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | United Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2005 | Cessna A150L | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Escuela de aviacion EPPA | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 2005 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Varig Lineas Aereas | Unknown | - |