# Accident 19880110000509A: Cessna 305A, Littleton, CO, January 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1988, 14:05 local time
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Airport: Bowen Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7718° N, 105.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7718&lon=-105.1448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5245G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5245G-2000-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O47011B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,858 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110000509A

## Narrative

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

POORLY SNOW PLOWED LANDING STRIP. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO HIT A SNOW RIDGE. AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED.

## 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 DEN88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA052), Jan 10, 1988: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Littleton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5245G (3)

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

- [Accident 19991203042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991203042929A), Dec 3, 1999: N5245G, Akron, CO, No damage. (-23)Landing in high winds on rwy 11 the pilot lost directional control. A/c experienced a partial ground loop. Right wheel failed followed by right wheel…
- [Accident 19980905029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905029829A), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) Banner tow operation. Banner would not release so pilot landed with banner attached to aircraft. Banner contacted runway first causing aircraft to lose…
- [Accident 19960417047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417047159A), Apr 17, 1996: Cessna 305 (N5245G), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) [privacy data omitted] banner twisted, forced landing in field.

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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