# Accident 19850830042369A: Cessna T303, Simi Valley, CA, August 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1985, 17:36 local time
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2493° N, 118.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2493&lon=-118.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6490V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6490V-1989-03-16) (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: 3,365 total, 127 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830042369A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FUEL CONTROLLER TEE FITTING CRACKED, TURBOCHARGER GASKET LEAKED. LEFT ENGINE ALSO QUIT. VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 LAX85FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA376), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna T303 (N6490V), Simi Valley, CA, 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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