# Accident 19831125059059A: Cessna T303, Charlotte, NC, November 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2308° N, 80.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2308&lon=-80.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2302C-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125059059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BECAME DISORIENTED ON UNMARKED TAXIWAY AT NIGHT AND STRUCK A DITCH TRYING TO RETURN  TO TAXIWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA055), Nov 25, 1983: Cessna T303 (N2302C), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2302C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830718048979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718048979I), Jul 18, 1983: Cessna T303 (N2302C), Gastonia, NC, Minor damage. Inadverdently raised the landing gear on the landing rollout. Counseled regards after landing clean up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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