Cessna 340 crash, Jan 27, 2012 (1 killed), Ocala
Cessna 340 accident on January 27, 2012 near Ocala, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed...
- Date: January 27, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Ocala, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and altitude on final approach, with an attempted go-around under way when the gear was found in transit.
A Cessna 340 on a private flight from Macon to Ocala allowed its airspeed to decay on final approach and sank below a normal glide path. It hit a pasture short of the runway and a postcrash fire consumed the cockpit and cabin. The pilot was killed and his passenger survived.