Cessna T303 N9894T
11 December 1986 · Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna T303 registered N9894T was involved in an accident near Benton Harbor, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ross Field Twin Cities (BEH)
- Coordinates
- 42.1103, -86.4406
- Aircraft
- Cessna T303
- Registration
- N9894T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Bend → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87LA044
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
THE PLT WAS FLYING TO BENTON HARBOR TO GET WORK DONE ON A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT ENG THROTTLE. ON FINAL APCH, THE PLT DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION AND TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR. NOT SURE THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THE PLT CHOOSE TO GO-AROUND. WHEN POWER WAD ADDED, RIGHT ENG DID NOT RESPOND AND THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE RWY AND ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T303 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1986 | Cessna T303 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Embry Riddle University | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1986 | Cessna T303 | Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1985 | Cessna T303 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1987 | Cessna T303 | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1985 | Cessna T303 | Shelby, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1985 | Cessna T303 | Simi Valley, California, United States | Gunnell Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1986 | Lake LA-250 | Frankfort, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-31T1 | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States | Calco Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft B-19 | Manchester, Michigan, United States | Christopher Hoover | No injuries | - |