# Accident 20190817016259A: Cessna T303, Lagrangeville, NY, August 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2019, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lagrangeville, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7000° N, 73.7292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7000&lon=-73.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303TL-2022-12-31) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190817016259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT HEADING TO REPUBLIC AIRPORT WITH A FUEL STOP IN SKY ACRES. VIDEO FROM SKY ACRES SHOWS N303TL LANDING AND TAXIING TO FUEL PUMPS.

AIRCRAFT AS SHOWN IN REPORT SHOWS IT WAS FUELED WITH 100 GALLONS. DURING THE STARTING OF THE ENGINE, THE #1 ENGINE WOULD NOT START SO THEY STARTED THE #2 ENGINE. IN THE VIDEO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL. ONCE THE #2 ENGINE WAS STARTED THEY STARTED THE #1.

ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED UP TO TAKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT CORRECTED THIS AS SEEN IN VIDEO BUT DIDN'T SHOW THEM GAINING ALTITUDE.

WITNESS REPORT STATED THAT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SIGHT THEY HEARD BOOM AND SAW FIRE.

IT WAS ALSO REPORTED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED  AND SEEMED TO BE MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL ON THE TAKE OFF CLIMB.

PASSENGERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT TOLD OFFICIALS THAT THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT AFTER THE FUELING AND TO CHECK THE FUEL.

FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE FUEL PUMP WERE CLEAN AND HAD NO SIGNS OF WATER OR FOREIGN MATTER.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND PILOT LOGBOOK HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED TO VERIFY TIMES AND CURRENT HOURS IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA19FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA249), Aug 17, 2019: Cessna T303 (N303TL), Lagrangeville, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power in both engines during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N303TL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180204007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180204007359A), Feb 4, 2018: Cessna T303 (N303TL), Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. On February 4, 2018, aircraft N303TL, a Cessna aircraft, model T303, serial number T30300826, was involved in an incident at Walter J. Koladza Airport (kgbr)…
- [Incident 20070118000589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070118000589I), Jan 18, 2007: Cessna T303 (N303TL), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed ankeny, Iowa (ikv) for fort dodge, Iowa (FOD). The pilot indicated that he hit something on takeoff. When retracting the gear, the…

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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