# Accident 19860118002469A: Cessna STC305, Hilltown, PA, January 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1986, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hilltown, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3702° N, 75.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3702&lon=-75.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5171G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5171G-2005-04-21) (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 STC305
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,795 total, 3,276 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118002469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A GLIDER TOW AT 200 FEET. RETURNED,MADE HARD LANDING COLLAPSING GEAR. WATER IN FUEL ON PRIOR FLIGHTS

## 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 NYC86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA065), Jan 18, 1986: Cessna 305-L-19 (N5171G), Hilltown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5171G (1)

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

- [Accident 19990501004231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501004231A), May 1, 1999: Cessna 305A (N5171G), Hilltown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cessna C-305 acft collided in mid-air with N47938, a grob G-103 glider, N5171G was destroyed and the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, N47938 was…

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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