Cessna 340A accident near Magny-Lès-Villers, Fr, December 2, 2024
On December 2, 2024 at about 1:55 pm local time, a 1979 Cessna 340A, registered N340GJ, was destroyed in an accident during enroute (descent) near Magny-Lès-Villers. It was an instructional flight under non-U.S. private rules. 2 people were seriously injured.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 2, 2024 · about 1:55 pm local time
- Place
- Magny-Lès-Villers, Fr · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A, built 1979 · all 340As on the register
- Registration
- N340GJ · no longer on the register · serial 340A0637
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Controlled flight into terrain or object (CFIT) during enroute (descent)
- VFR encounter with IMC during enroute (descent) defining event
- Fire/smoke (post-impact) during post (impact)
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Fire on the ground
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA25WA036.