- Date
- May 23, 1981
- Place
- Culpeper, VA · CULPEPER, VA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9805LCessna 320
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810523027419A
- Case key
- 125531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1231 81/5/23 CULPEPER,VA CESSNA 320 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N9805L PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULPEPER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLY MITCHELL,NC CULPEPER,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L & R MAIN FUEL TKS APPROX 4GAL EACH,L AUX FULL,R AUX EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9805L
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Culpeper
FAA reports on this event · 1
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