- Date
- July 4, 1983, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oxford, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6302FCessna 337A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830704030009A
- Case key
- 20967
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to starting on a round trip from manhattan, KS, the owner informed the plt that the fuel selector for the rear eng was inop & precluded selection of the aux fuel tank. For that reason, the plt did not use either aux fuel tank. After about 2.8 hrs on the return flt, the rear eng's power began to fluctuate. The rear boost pump was inop & the plt suspected a vapor lock. Aprx 5 to 10 min later, the rear eng lost all power. The plt started diverting to salem, AR. A short time later, the front eng also quit. An emergency landing was made on rocky terrain & the acft was damaged. Both main tanks were found intact & empty. Less than 1 gal of fuel was drained from the right aux tank & about 6 gal was drained from the left aux tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6302F
- Reported as
- Cessna 337A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0302
- Airframe hours
- 2,950
- Engine
- Continental IO-360, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles A. Apt
- Registered owner
- John W. Bass
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Destination
- MHK · Manhattan, KS
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 456 total · 13 in this make and model · 349 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.