Cessna 340A N340SW

Summary

On 8 June 2023 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N340SW was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 2023 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bend, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Bend Municipal (KBND)

Coordinates

44.0900, -121.2000

Aircraft

Cessna 340A

Registration

N340SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA221

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the fuel station, resulting in a ground collision and fire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while taxiing, after using a self-serve fuel station, the airplane’s left wing-tip fuel tank struck a post at the fuel station and a fire ignited. The pilot shut down the airplane’s engines and disembarked the airplane with his passenger. The left wing and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.