Cessna 340 crash, Sep 6, 2018 (1 killed), Saint Clair Cou...
Cessna 340 accident on September 6, 2018 near Saint Clair County (Port Huron), Michigan, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: Inadequate fuel...
- Date: September 6, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Saint Clair County (Port Huron), Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: Inadequate fuel management led the pilot to lose power on the right engine; the right engine was not secured and the aircraft was not configured for escape, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
A Cessna 340A flown by one pilot lost its right engine to fuel starvation while on a night instrument approach to Saint Clair County. The pilot did not secure the dead engine or reconfigure the airplane for the go around, the airplane could not climb, and it stalled and struck the ground near the runway. The sole pilot was killed.