Cessna 340 crash, May 4, 1987, Somerford (Congleton)
Cessna 340 accident on May 4, 1987 near Somerford (Congleton), Cheshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Power cut over trees on approach,...
- Date: May 4, 1987
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Somerford (Congleton), Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Power cut over trees on approach, resulting in a heavy landing and gear failure
On 4 May 1987 a Cessna 340A (G-FBDC) on a flight from Jersey via Exeter landed hard on the grass runway at Somerford, Cheshire, after the pilot cut power over trees on approach. The left main gear separated and the right gear collapsed as the aircraft ran into soft ground, and all four occupants left the aircraft normally.