Cessna 340 crash, Mar 23, 2006 (3 killed), Melbourne
Cessna 340 accident on March 23, 2006 near Melbourne, Florida, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to keep adequate airspeed on...
- Date: March 23, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to keep adequate airspeed on final approach, causing an aerodynamic stall. Impairment from diphenhydramine was a contributing factor.
A Cessna 340A on a business flight from Jacksonville was slowed by the tower on final approach to Melbourne. The airspeed dropped too low, the aircraft wobbled and dove into the ground, and a post-crash fire consumed most of it. The pilot and two passengers died, and toxicology showed a sedating antihistamine in the pilot's blood.