Cessna 340 crash, Jun 20, 1984 (4 killed), Cincinnati-Lun...
Cessna 340 accident on June 20, 1984 near Cincinnati-Lunken Field, Ohio, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Jet A turbine fuel was put into the...
- Date: June 20, 1984
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Cincinnati-Lunken Field, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Jet A turbine fuel was put into the piston engines by mistake during refuelling, and the error was not caught before takeoff (ASN narrative citing NTSB brief). Official probable cause not confirmed.
A Cessna 340A (N5345J) owned by Mobile Home Estates was destroyed on 20 June 1984 after takeoff from Cincinnati, Ohio, on a flight bound for Williamsburg, Virginia. The pilot radioed a serious problem and tried to return, and the aircraft crashed in a densely wooded area, killing all four occupants. The NTSB investigated.