Cessna T303 N4661V

Summary

On 14 May 1985 at about 02:43 local time, a Cessna T303 registered N4661V was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 May 1985 at 02:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Falcon Fld. (FFZ)

Coordinates

33.4301, -111.7100

Aircraft

Cessna T303

Registration

N4661V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsdale → Mesa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX85LA257

1 person was seriously 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

PLT TOOK OFF FROM SCOTTSDALE AT 1934 MST FOR A 13 NM FLT TO REPOSITION THE ACFT TO HOME BASE. WITHIN MINUTES THE PLT ADVISED ATC THAT HE WAS 6 MI OUT WITH MINIMUM FUEL AND REQUESTED NO DELAY. HE THEN ASKED FOR CLEARANCE TO RWY 22R AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 22R, AT 1943 MST THE PLT ADVISED THE TWR THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RWY. BOTH ENGS HAD STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING 1/4 MILE FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 22R IN A LEVEL DIRT AREA. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT CONTAINED 120 LBS OF FUEL UPON DEPARTURE FROM SCOTTSDALE AND NO LOW FUEL WARNING WAS RECEIVED. THE PLT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK STATES THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT SHOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 60 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EITHER TANK OR WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 120 GALLONS TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD. THE MANUAL ALSO STATED THE ACFT BURNS 170 GPH AT 70 PERCENT POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.