# Accident 19850314041479A: Cessna 305A, Sugar Loaf Key, FL, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 13:05 local time
- Place: Sugar Loaf Key, FL
- Airport: Sugar Loaf Shores
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6488° N, 81.5798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUGAR LOAF SHORES (7FA1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6488&lon=-81.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5291G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5291G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,071 total, 1,004 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314041479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD, STRUCK TREE FLIPPED OVER. FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATION RESTRICTED FLOW.

## 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 MIA85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA119), Mar 14, 1985: Cessna 305A (N5291G), Sugar Loaf Key, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5291G (3)

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

- [Accident 20160704008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160704008719A), Jul 4, 2016: Cessna 305A (N5291G), Narragansette, RI, Destroyed. While banner towing the engine stopped emergency crash offshore in 30 feet of water. One on board no injuries.
- [Accident 19840824046449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824046449A), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 305A (N5291G), East Moriches, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit after a banner tow. Crashed into trees near airport. No engine defects,indicates fuel mismanagement.
- [Accident 19820724070909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724070909A), Jul 24, 1982: Cessna 305A (N5291G), Sagaponack, NY, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high for landing. Dropped to runway. Impact collapsed the right landing gear. Ripped out gearbox.

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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