- Date
- June 1, 1982, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gunnison, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N12ACCessna T337C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820601020089A
- Case key
- 70929
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff, the rear engine lost power at about 600 ft AGL, and about 20 seconds later, the front engine lost power. The pilot had turned to a downwind, but had lost all power during the turn to final approach. The aircraft impacted about 1/2 mile from the airport. The pilot reported that the fuel tanks had emptied. He stated that the fuel tanks indicated about 1/4 full. Also, he noted that he should have looked into the tanks rather than relying on the gauges.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12AC
- Reported as
- Cessna T337C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T337-0911
- Airframe hours
- 1,567
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Doerty
- Registered owner
- Jack D. Blanton
- Departed
- GUC · Gunnison, CO
- Destination
- GUC · Gunnison, CO
- Airport
- GUC · Gunnison County, runway 24, 7,200 × 100 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,280 total · 230 in this make and model · 3,730 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 151 °F
- Observed at
- GUC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.