Cessna 340 crash, Aug 9, 2000 (3 killed), Griesheim-Augus...
Cessna 340 accident on August 9, 2000 near Griesheim-August-Euler, Hesse, Germany with 3 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure with the fuel selector...
- Date: August 9, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Griesheim-August-Euler, Hesse, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine failure with the fuel selector in the OFF position, failure to feather the propeller, and a stall on short final at below minimum control speed.
A Cessna 340 on a VFR flight from Zweibrücken diverted to Griesheim after the pilot reported technical problems with the left engine. The left propeller was not feathered and the aircraft was below minimum control speed on short final. It stalled 160 metres short of the runway, burst into flames, and all three occupants were killed.