# Accident 20140703013629A: Cessna 336, Mobile, AL, July 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2014, 18:46 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6642° N, 88.0383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6642&lon=-88.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3804U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3804U-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 336 (registry code 2075602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,998 total, 23 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14TA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140703013629A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING A MOSQUITO SPRAY MISSION AT AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET AGL, THE REAR ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SPUTTER.  PILOT SWITCHED FROM THE MAIN FUEL TANK  TO THE AUX TANK FOR THE REAR ENGINE AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP. NO CHANGE WAS NOTED. PILOT CLIMBED TO 500 FEET AGL.  FRONT ENGINE THEN ALSO BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  PILOT AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR ENGINE BY CHANGING FUEL TANKS AND USING BOOST PUMP WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE ROUGHNESS.  PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA NEAR THE COAL TERMINAL.  DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ERA14TA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA326), Jul 3, 2014: Cessna 336 (N3804U), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning during which he did not ensure that there was adequate fuel in the main tanks for the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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