Cessna 340A accident near Mission, SD
On August 23, 2000, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mission, SD. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 23, 2000
- Place
- Mission, SD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.300°N, 100.659°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21659
Official records · CHI00FA265
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 23, 2000, at 0207 central daylight time, a Cessna 340A, N34DD, was destroyed on impact with terrain and fire following departure from the Mission Sioux Airport (0V6), Mission, South Dakota. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to the Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), Rapid City, South Dakota. A line attendant and refueler reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that early in the morning of August 22, 2000, N34DD left for Mission, South Dakota, with the pilot at the controls. The main fuel tanks were full before the airplane left. The airplane returned from Mission at 1645 (Rapid City, South Dakota, is in the mountain time zone). Shortly thereafter, the airplane was serviced with 34.2 gallons of fuel in the main tanks, topping them off. He further stated the aircraft was about to be put away for the night when the pilot called him and said he was going back out on another trip to Mission. He said [the pilot] wanted him to put 10 gallons in each auxiliary fuel tank. He stated that he was only able to service the auxiliary fuel tanks with a total of 18.5 gallons of fuel. The pilot and two passengers departed Rapid City at approximately 1930. The two main fuel tanks and two auxiliary fuel tanks were full of fuel before the airplane left on its last flight. A witness reported, "A/C departed Mission an
Probable cause
the aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was pilot fatigue.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
