# Accident 19801129073129A: Cessna 305A, Denison, IA, November 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1980, 16:40 local time
- Place: Denison, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0159° N, 95.3524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denison, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0159&lon=-95.3524&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: 674 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129073129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED, CRASHED. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN AUXILARY AND OFF. IMPACTED ON AIRPORT.

## 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 MKC81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA009), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5262G), Denison, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5262G (1)

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

- [Incident 19781212024919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212024919I), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna 305A (N5262G), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing in a light crosswind.

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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