# Accident 19880111000449A: Cessna T303, Kiowa, CO, January 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1988, 20:10 local time
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3409° N, 104.4606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3409&lon=-104.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9565T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9565T-1988-01-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 42 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880111000449A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ON A IFR FLIGHT IN CLOUDS AND HEAVY SNOWSHOWERS  AT DARK NIGHT. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. HAD A BAD HEART.

## 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 DEN88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA050), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna T303 (N9565T), Kiowa, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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