# Accident 19850513023979A: Cessna T303, Mesa, AZ, May 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1985, 19:43 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4301° N, 111.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4301&lon=-111.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4661V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4661V-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,665 total, 32 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850513023979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL EXHAUSTION ON 13 MILE FLIGHT. CLAIMED LOW FUEL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK.

## 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 LAX85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA257), May 14, 1985: Cessna T303 (N4661V), Mesa, AZ, destroyed

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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