Cessna T337C N12AC

Summary

On 1 June 1982 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna T337C registered N12AC, operated by Jack Doerty, was involved in an accident near Gunnison, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 June 1982 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Gunnison, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Gunnison County (GUC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna T337C

Registration

N12AC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Jack Doerty

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gunnison → Gunnison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA100

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, THE REAR ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL, AND ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER, THE FRONT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT HAD TURNED TO A DOWNWIND, BUT HAD LOST ALL POWER DURING THE TURN TO FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL TANKS HAD EMPTIED. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL TANKS INDICATED ABOUT 1/4 FULL. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THE TANKS RATHER THAN RELYING ON THE GAUGES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.