Cessna 340 crash, Aug 31, 2008, Angel Fire-Colfax County
Cessna 340 accident on August 31, 2008 near Angel Fire-Colfax County, New Mexico, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: August 31, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Angel Fire-Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain for unknown reasons; no airplane system anomalies were found.
A Cessna 340A on a private flight from Tomball to Angel Fire, New Mexico, broke out of low cloud at 1,800 feet on a GPS approach and entered a left-hand pattern. The pilot does not recall the final moments. He survived with minor injuries, but the airplane was destroyed in a post-impact fire.