# Accident 19840903054879A: Cessna 305A, Madison, CT, September 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1984, 11:10 local time
- Place: Madison, CT
- Airport: Griswold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2712° N, 72.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Griswold Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2712&lon=-72.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11SU-2007-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna S550 (registry code 2076607, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-s550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O47011B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,683 total, 103 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840903054879A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 NYC84LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA302), Sep 3, 1984: Cessna 305A (N11SU), Madison, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11SU (1)

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

- [Incident 19810829066249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829066249I), Aug 29, 1981: Cessna 305A (N11SU), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on liftoff. Glider released, landed safely. Aircraft overshot. Fuel selector out of position.

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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