- Date
- September 20, 1973
- Place
- Susitna, AK · SUSITNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6233Cessna 305
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730920035709A
- Case key
- 188198
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3268 73/9/20 NR.SUSITNA,ALAS CESSNA 305 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N6233 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 315 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIX MILE LAKE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DIDNT USE BOOST PUMP SWITCHING TANKS.UN RESTART ENG.FLOAT EQUIPPED,LNDD IN RIVER,SLID INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6233
- Reported as
- Cessna 305
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.