Cessna 340 crash, Dec 22, 2006 (4 killed), Charleston-Exe...
Cessna 340 accident on December 22, 2006 near Charleston-Executive (Johns Island), South Carolina, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: December 22, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Charleston-Executive (Johns Island), South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed in the turn from base to final, causing an inadvertent stall and spin. The pilot's impairment from tramadol and diphenhydramine was a contributing factor.
A Cessna 340A flown by a pilot with impairing drugs in his system approached Charleston Executive Airport after a confused series of runway choices. On a turn from base to final he overshot the runway, turned tightly away and stalled into a spin. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants died.