# Accident 19850709030389A: Cessna T303, Shelby, NC, July 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2793° N, 81.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2793&lon=-81.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9718T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9718T-1989-03-15) (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: 2,500 total, 80 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709030389A

## Narrative

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

GO AROUND MADE DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. STRUCK GROUND WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN UP AIRCRAFT AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE.

## 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 ATL85LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA208), Jul 9, 1985: Cessna T303 (N9718T), Shelby, NC, 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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