Cessna 337A N6302F

Summary

On 4 July 1983 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 337A registered N6302F, operated by Charles A. APT, was involved in an accident near Oxford, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 July 1983 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.4497, -93.0992

Aircraft

Cessna 337A

Registration

N6302F

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Charles A. APT

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Manhattan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA325

Nobody was injured.

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

PRIOR TO STARTING ON A ROUND TRIP FROM MANHATTAN, KS, THE OWNER INFORMED THE PLT THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR FOR THE REAR ENG WAS INOP & PRECLUDED SELECTION OF THE AUX FUEL TANK. FOR THAT REASON, THE PLT DID NOT USE EITHER AUX FUEL TANK. AFTER ABOUT 2.8 HRS ON THE RETURN FLT, THE REAR ENG'S POWER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE REAR BOOST PUMP WAS INOP & THE PLT SUSPECTED A VAPOR LOCK. APRX 5 TO 10 MIN LATER, THE REAR ENG LOST ALL POWER. THE PLT STARTED DIVERTING TO SALEM, AR. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE FRONT ENG ALSO QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON ROCKY TERRAIN & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. BOTH MAIN TANKS WERE FOUND INTACT & EMPTY. LESS THAN 1 GAL OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT AUX TANK & ABOUT 6 GAL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT AUX TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.