N7828Q

Safety history

• June 7, 1988Accident

  THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT HAD HIRED THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE TO GERMANY, THEN TO TURKEY. A FOUR TANK FERRY FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED BUT A WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHECK WAS NOT MADE. DURING THE TKOF, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. AFTERWARD THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPUTED TO HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT AND THE CG WAS AFT OF THE REAR LIMIT.

  Cessna 340

• June 6, 1988Accident

  The pilot in the right seat had hired the pilot in the left seat to ferry the airplane to Germany, then to Turkey. A four tank ferry fuel system was installed but a weight and balance check was not made. During the tkof, the aircraft would not climb. Afterward the airplane was computed to have been overweight and the cg was aft of the rear limit.

  Cessna 340 · 2 fatalities

  Occurrence #1: in flight collision with object Phase of operation: takeoff - initial climb Findings 1. (c) preflight planning/preparation - inadequate - pilot in command 2. (c) aircraft weight and balance - exceeded - pilot in command 3. (c) lift-off - premature - pilot in command 4. (c) airspeed - inadequate - pilot in command 5. (f) object - tree(s) 6. Full accident record