Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Aug 5, 2006, Denham
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on August 5, 2006 near Denham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel starvation of both engines...
- Date: August 5, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Denham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation of both engines after crossfeed was selected from a tank with insufficient fuel, with the aircraft overloaded and aft of its CG limit and the pilot having consumed alcohol; the stall followed the loss of power.
A Cessna T303 Crusader on a day VFR flight from Durham Tees Valley to Denham lost power on both engines during the final approach because of fuel starvation. The right wing dropped as airspeed decayed and the aircraft came down in woodland short of the runway. All occupants were seriously injured, and the AAIB found the aircraft had been loaded beyond its weight and balance limits.