Cessna 340 crash, Mar 16, 1999 (2 killed), Chesapeake
Cessna 340 accident on March 16, 1999 near Chesapeake, Virginia, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during...
- Date: March 16, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during a single-engine emergency landing after the left engine failed, with the fatigue-cracked camshaft as a factor.
A Cessna 340A returned to Chesapeake, Virginia, after a left engine failure. At low height with the left propeller feathered, it banked steeply, entered a spin and hit the ground. The pilot and passenger were both killed. Examination showed a fatigue crack in the left engine camshaft.