Cessna 340 crash, May 30, 1996, Halfpenny Green
Cessna 340 accident on May 30, 1996 near Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel starvation of the left engine....
- Date: May 30, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation of the left engine. The AAIB found the fuel valve selectors could feed both engines from one main tank, and the aircraft had been operated with uneven fuel in the tanks.
A Cessna 340 operated by G Aviation lost power on both engines during a downwind approach to Halfpenny Green after the aircraft had been flown on a brief local flight. The pilot force-landed in a crop field after the left engine quit, and the aircraft struck power lines and rolled over. All three occupants escaped, though the aircraft was destroyed.