Cessna 340 accident near Olathe, Kansas, March 19, 1984
On March 19, 1984 at about 1:35 am local time, a Cessna 340, registered N6320X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Olathe, Kansas (Johnson County Executive airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 19, 1984 · about 1:35 am local time
- Place
- Olathe, Kansas · Johnson County Executive · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340 · all 340s on the register
- Registration
- N6320X · no longer on the register · serial 340A0491
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RWY INTO SLUSH COVERED TERRAIN ALONGSIDE THE RWY, DRAGGING THE LEFT GEAR IN THE MUD. AS THE ACFT CONTINUED ITS FWD ROLL THE MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF A TAXIWAY & COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THE RWY WAS COVERED WITH SLUSH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT & A CROSSWIND CONDITION EXISTED. BRAKING ACTION WAS REPORTED TO BE FAIR TO POOR BY THEPILOTS OF TWO ACFT WHICH LANDED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,400 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 2,350 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 31, 1983; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-N (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 81J Destin FL at 9:00 pm
- Destination: OJC Johnson County KS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 4,099 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 070° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 400 ft; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:35 am from OJC
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6320X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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