Cessna 340A accident near Center Point, Texas, February 28, 1993
On February 28, 1993, a Cessna 340A, registered N88KH, was destroyed in an accident near Center Point, Texas (Kerrville Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER AND THE LIGHT CONDITIONS
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1993
- Place
- Center Point, Texas · Kerrville Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · all 340As on the register
- Registration
- N88KH · no longer on the register · serial 340A1801
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. ONCE CLEAR OF CLOUDS, THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE ON A CLOSED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 30. WITNESSES OBSERVED THAT ON THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, A VERY STEEP ANGLE OF BANK WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE ENGINE POWER WAS HEARD BEING INCREASED. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. A POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. THE WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WAS REPORTED AS 900 OVERCAST WITH 2 MILES VISIBILITY IN FOG AND HAZE WITH A LIGHT MIST. OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO THE IMPACT
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,783 hours in all; 498 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,100 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 13, 1992; 155 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,990 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-NB (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: IWS Houston TX at 11:05 pm
- Destination: ERV Kerrville TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 30, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 050° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 900 ft; not recorded at 900 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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