Cessna 320 N3338P

Summary

On 7 August 2001 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna 320 registered N3338P was involved in an accident near Falcon, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 August 2001 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Falcon, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake Airport (00V)

Coordinates

38.9367, -104.5667

Aircraft

Cessna 320

Registration

N3338P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Falcon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01LA139

2 people were seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff following a loss of right engine power. A factor was the loss of right engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness observed the twin engine airplane on takeoff roll 3/4 of the way down the runway "not having achieved any lift." Subsequently, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, became airborne, entered a left turn, stalled, and impacted the ground. The witness observed black smoke coming from the right engine during the initial climb. The pilot rated passenger in the right front seat reported that since the right engine was "reworked several months prior to the accident," it would "flood out" when the mixture control was advanced. The passenger further stated that during the takeoff roll, the pilot was "not able to bring the mixture up on the right engine;" however, the pilot continued the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.