# Accident 19850817039089A: Cessna 305A, Brooklyn, NY, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 12:07 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Airport: Floyd J Bennett Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5795° N, 73.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5795&lon=-73.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5250G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250G-2013-09-19) (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: 2,600 total, 87 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS.  IMPACTED WATER.  AILERON CABLES WORN, OVERSTRESSED.  MAGNETO P LEADS WITH NO CONTINUITY.

## 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 NYC85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA213), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna C-305A (N5250G), Brooklyn, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5250G (1)

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

- [Accident 19800307008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307008549A), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5250G), Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed ski-equipped aircraft with gear up on dry asphalt runway.

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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