Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Jul 4, 1993 (5 killed), Presco...
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on July 4, 1993 near Prescott-Ernest A. Love, Arizona, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Pilot misjudged distance...
- Date: July 4, 1993
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Prescott-Ernest A. Love, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot misjudged distance and altitude on a night approach; impairment from fatigue and alcohol, the dark night and turbulent conditions contributed.
A Cessna T303 Crusader operated as a private flight crashed about 2,000 feet short of runway 21 at Prescott's Ernest A. Love Field during a night approach. The pilot had been drinking and was fatigued, and the aircraft struck terrain while in the traffic pattern. All five occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.