Cessna 340A accident near Charleston, SC
On December 22, 2006, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Charleston, SC. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 22, 2006
- Place
- Charleston, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.718°N, 79.988°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070111X00044
Official records · ATL07FA029
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Reports from Federal Agencies-ATC TRANSRIPT: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 22, 2006, at 1335 eastern standard time, a Cessna 340A, N808RA, registered to and operated by a private pilot, as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, collided with the Stono River during a visual approach into Charleston Executive Airport (JZI), Charleston, South Carolina. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Rock Hill Airport-Bryant Field, Rock Hill, South Carolina on December 22, 2006, at 1130. According to Charleston Approach Control personnel, at 1330, the pilot was cleared for the ILS 09-approach into Charleston Executive Airport. The pilot elected to cancel his IFR handling and maintain 2,000 feet. Approach control notified the pilot to squawk 1200, and radar services were terminated. No further radio or radar contact was made with the flight. According to an airport employee at JZI, the pilot contacted the JZI UNICOM radio frequency to request an airport advisory. The airport employee informed the pilot that the "winds were from 180 at 12 knots gusting to 17." The pilot then reported that he would be landing on runway 18. The airport employee advised the pilot that there was no "runway 18." The pilot then stated that he would land on runway 27, and then said that he would land on runway 22. The employee stepped outside to witness the approach of the airplane. He reported that the airplane was southw
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn from base to final, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the impairment of the pilot due to the combination of drugs found in his toxicological report.
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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.
