# Accident 19861211069409A: Cessna T303, Benton Harbor, MI, December 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1103° N, 86.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1103&lon=-86.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9894T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,462 total, 284 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861211069409A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND ON A GO AROUND WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. ENGINE THROTTLE WAS BROKEN.

## 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 CHI87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA044), Dec 11, 1986: Cessna T303 (N9894T), Benton Harbor, MI, substantial damage

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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