# N5204G: Cessna 305A, registration cancelled 1995-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22496
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1984
- Last registry action: August 4, 1993
- Mode S code: A68BD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Laundramatics Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUNDRAMATICS%20LTD)
- Location: [Waitsfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Waitsfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5204G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5204G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5204G-1995-08-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 305A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3535), Jul 11, 1995: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. THE ELEVATOR CABLE FAILED AT THE BULKHEAD PULLEY AT STA 110, BEHIND REAR SEAT DUE TO CABLE WEAR AND POSSIBLE PULLEY BINDING. CHECK OF SIMILAR AIRCRAFT SHOWED SA
- [SDR 95ZZZX3534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3534), Jul 11, 1995: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. THE ELEVATOR CABLE FAILED AT THE BULKHEAD PULLEY AT STA 110, BEHIND REAR SEAT DUE TO CABLE WEAR AND POSSIBLE PULLEY BINDING. CHECK OF SIMILAR AIRCRAFT SHOWED SA

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA161), Jul 13, 1995: Cessna 305A (N5204G), Warren, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: a failed elevator cable which resulted in an inflight loss of control and uncontrolled contact with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950713018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950713018319A), Jul 13, 1995: Cessna 305A (N5204G), Warren, VT, Destroyed. Struck trees landing after glider tow. Elevators jammed. Cable had broken. Cable pulley showed signs of binding.

## Other aircraft with N5204G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5204G): Eurocopter AS 350 B2, S/N 3089, built 1998

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