Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Sep 19, 2006, Aldeburgh
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on September 19, 2006 near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel...
- Date: September 19, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel because too little was loaded for the flight. The pilot did not know the fuel quantity or the actual cargo weight and did not monitor the unreliable fuel gauges.
A Cessna T303 cargo flight from Braunschweig to Oxford lost both engines after running out of fuel and ditched off the Suffolk coast near Aldeburgh. The pilot got out and was rescued by an RAF helicopter about 18 minutes later. The aircraft sank and was not recovered.