# Accident 19880327037789A: Cessna 305A, Arlington, WA, March 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1792° N, 121.6705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1792&lon=-121.6705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10442) (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 IO470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327037789A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE SAT OUT IN RAIN FOR A WEEK, ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF FROM A DOLLY.WATER ENTERED FUEL FROM LEAKY FUEL CAPS

## 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 SEA88LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA070), Mar 27, 1988: Cessna 305-A (N10442), Arlington, WA, substantial damage

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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