- Date
- November 27, 1972
- Place
- Kent, WA · KENT, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N85866Cessna T337D
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3824 72/11/27 KENT,WASH CESSNA T337D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 479 TIME - 0850 N85866 PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATL TCOMA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPOKANE,WASH SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R TK NEARLY FULL. NO OTR USABLE FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85866
- Reported as
- Cessna T337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Seatl Tcoma Intl
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