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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T337 · Gunnison, CO · June 1, 1982

Date: June 1, 1982 · 11:45 local
Place: Gunnison, CO
Airport: Gunnison Co
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12AC
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN82DA100
Reported as: Cessna T337
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,280 total230 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N12ACRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 1982 · Cessna T337CS/N 3370911 Airframe modelCessna T337C

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engines quit after takeoff. Stalled trying to return to departure runway. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINES QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED TRYING TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE RUNWAY. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN82DA100Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportGunnison, CODuring 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…Jun 1, 1982 · Substantial damage