- Date
- July 9, 1985, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Shelby, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9718TCessna T303
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850709030389A
- Case key
- 6826
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that after takeoff from rwy 23, he noticed oil coming from the left eng. He initiated a turn to land on rwy 05 but was unable to line up with the rwy. He elected to go-around and when he added full power the left eng oil pressure went to zero PSI. The plt feathered the left eng and a single eng go-around was attempted. The landing gear and flaps were not retracted and the acft crashed 2 miles NE of the arpt and was destroyed by post crash fire. The origin of the oil leak could not be determined due to the extent of the fire damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9718T
- Reported as
- Cessna T303
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300039
- Airframe hours
- 651
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eugene F. Young
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1985 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- EHO · Shelby, NC
- Airport
- EHO · Shelby Municipal, runway 23, 4,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 80 in this make and model · 2,355 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSP, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.