Cessna 340A accident near Selma, CA
On November 6, 2000, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Selma, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 2000
- Place
- Selma, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.531°N, 119.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22296
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 2000, about 0400 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 340A, N12273, operated by Air San Luis of San Luis Obispo, California, was destroyed during collision with terrain while on approach to land at Selma, California. The airline transport rated pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger received serious injuries. The flight was operating as an on-demand air taxi under 14 CFR Part 135, and a company flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Paso Robles, California, about 0320. The pilot obtained two abbreviated weather briefings from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Hawthorne, California, Flight Service Station on the morning of the accident. The airplane departed the company base at San Luis Obispo, about 0235, for the passenger pickup at Paso Robles. According to charter load manifest paperwork recovered at the accident site, the airplane landed at Paso Robles at 0250. The pilot was to return an organ transplant nurse/passenger to Selma, where her car was parked. En route to Selma, the pilot was receiving visual flight following from Oakland, California, Air Route Traffic Center. In the vicinity of Selma the pilot reported twice, when asked, "do you have the airport in sight" that he might not be able to see the airport until he was over the top of it. Subsequently the airport was reported to be in sight and the VFR service was cancelled. According to local area witnesses, the airplane made two attempts to land on runway 28, and the final approach to runway 10. Witnesses, including the airport manager, reported that ground
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual approach and landing in instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures.
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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.
