Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Mar 4, 2010 (1 killed), Louisa
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on March 4, 2010 near Louisa, Virginia, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control and...
- Date: March 4, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Louisa, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control and to feather the right propeller after a loss of power on the right engine. The reason for the power loss could not be determined.
A Cessna 303 Crusader took off from Manassas and lost power on the right engine shortly after departure. The airplane turned back and descended nose-down into a residential front yard near Louisa, Virginia. The investigation found the right propeller was not feathered, contrary to the emergency procedure, and the right engine fuel system had been reworked about three months earlier.