Accident: Cessna 340
Dec 1, 2016 · Fargo, ND
NTSB numberCEN17FA045Event id20161201X92343
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The loose fuel fitting on the combustion heater that leaked a lean fuel-air mixture into the nose baggage compartment. The mixture was most likely ignited by the combustion heater, blowing off the nose baggage compartment doors and starting an in-flight fire.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N123KK
- Year built
- 1973
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach Fire/smoke (non-impact)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Hector International Airport (FAR)0 nm (0 km) north
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