Cessna 340 crash, Dec 7, 1995 (1 killed), La Verne-Bracke...
Cessna 340 accident on December 7, 1995 near La Verne-Brackett Field, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot impairment from...
- Date: December 7, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: La Verne-Brackett Field, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot impairment from fenfluramine and phentermine, poor weather evaluation, and an incorrect missed approach turn in zero-zero conditions.
A private Cessna 340A flew from Big Bear Lake toward La Verne without a flight plan and received no weather briefing. In zero-zero conditions he flew an ILS approach, began a missed approach, and turned the wrong way into trees and a snack bar about a quarter mile from the runway. Toxicology found two appetite suppressants that are not approved for flying.