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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Hamilton City, CA · August 11, 1979

Date
August 11, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Hamilton City, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5191G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA065
Reported as
Cessna 305A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total7 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Performed an acrobatic manuever at tree top level. Failed to recover before ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

PERFORMED AN ACROBATIC MANUEVER AT TREE TOP LEVEL. FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.