Cessna 340 crash, Jun 6, 1988 (2 killed), Georgetown
Cessna 340 accident on June 6, 1988 near Georgetown, Texas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Inadequate preflight planning, weight and balance...
- Date: June 6, 1988
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Georgetown, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Inadequate preflight planning, weight and balance exceeded, premature liftoff and inadequate airspeed by the pilot in command.
A Cessna 340 (N7828Q) on a ferry flight to Germany and then Turkey was overweight with its center of gravity behind the aft limit when it took off from Georgetown, Texas, on 6 June 1988. It would not climb, struck trees and fences, and burned, killing both occupants.