Cessna 340A accident near Port Huron, MI

On September 6, 2018, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Huron, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

September 6, 2018

Place

Port Huron, MI

Aircraft

Cessna 340A · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

42.904°N, 82.550°W

NTSB ID

20180906X35852

Official records · CEN18FA371

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Factual Report - Attachment 1: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Factual Report - Attachment 2: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Factual Report - Attachment 3 (Shelf Item): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Factual Report - Attachment 4: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 5, 2018, about 2347 eastern daylight time, a Canadian-registered Cessna 340A, C-GLKX, impacted terrain during an instrument approach to St. Clair County International Airport (KPHN), Port Huron, Michigan. The pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was owned by Flex Air, Inc., and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight, which was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight departed St. Thomas Municipal Airport (CYQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, about 2304, and was enroute to KPHN. Flight track data obtained from the Stratus 2S unit onboard the airplane indicated that, the day before the accident flight, the pilot completed three flights for a total of 3 hours 37 minutes of flight time. A fuel receipt showed that the airplane was fueled with 106 gallons of fuel at 1836 on the day of the accident at Carp Airport (CYRP), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where the airplane was based. The owner of the airplane reported that the pilot intended to fly to fly to KPHN to clear US Customs before proceeding to his destination in Wisconsin on the day of the accident for business purposes. He stated that the departure from CYRP was delayed about 4 hours because the airport was out of fuel and the pilot had to wait for a fuel truck to arrive. Flight track data indicated that the flight departed CYRP for KPHN about 1929 and climbed to 23,000 ft; however, ac

Probable cause

The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation; the pilot's inadequate flight planning; the pilot's failure to secure the right engine following the loss of power; and his failure to properly configure the airplane for the go-around, which resulted in the airplane's failure to climb, an exceedance of the critical angle of attack, a

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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.