Cessna 340 crash, Feb 14, 1989 (1 killed), Safford
Cessna 340 accident on February 14, 1989 near Safford, Arizona, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's poor judgment and the resulting...
- Date: February 14, 1989
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Safford, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's poor judgment and the resulting hypoxia in an unpressurized airplane, after he continued flying with a known pressurization system fault.
The Cessna 340 was flying a night cross country flight at FL250 with a known pressurization fault. The pilot left the cockpit for the unpressurized rear cabin, where no supplemental oxygen was available, and became hypoxic while fuel starvation caused loss of power on one engine. The aircraft struck the ground during a descent, killing the pilot.