# Accident 19790811031219A: Cessna 305A, Hamilton City, CA, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7427° N, 122.0109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7427&lon=-122.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5191G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5191G-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811031219A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX79FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA065), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna 305A (N5191G), Hamilton City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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