# Accident 19930416009739A: Cessna T303, Mena, AR, April 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermountain Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5792° N, 94.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5792&lon=-94.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9481T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 798 total, 354 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930416009739A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND VEERED INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. BLAMED LOCKED BRAKE. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA133), Apr 16, 1993: Cessna T303 (N9481T), Mena, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

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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