# Incident 19781212024919I: Cessna 305A, Hartford, CT, December 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1978, 14:17 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5262G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5262G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212024919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING IN A LIGHT CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N5262G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801129073129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129073129A), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5262G), Denison, IA, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff. Stalled, crashed. Found fuel selector between auxilary and off. Impacted on airport.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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