# N5250G: 1951 Cessna 305A, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23229
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1972
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1985
- Last registry action: August 27, 1988
- Mode S code: A69DE0
- Owner when cancelled: [Inflight Advertising Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INFLIGHT%20ADVERTISING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Readington, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Readington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5687° N, 74.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readington, NJ, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5250G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5250G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250G-2013-09-19

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA213), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna C-305A (N5250G), Brooklyn, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC80DER31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER31), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5250G), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850817039089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039089A), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna 305A (N5250G), Brooklyn, NY, Destroyed. Engine power loss. Impacted water. Aileron cables worn, overstressed. Magneto p leads with no continuity.
- [Accident 19800307008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307008549A), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5250G), Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed ski-equipped aircraft with gear up on dry asphalt runway.

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