# Accident 19880529071609A: Cessna 305A, Colts Neck, NJ, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 13:50 local time
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5202G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5202G-2010-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529071609A

## Narrative

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

RPMS DROPPED AFTER BANNER TOW PICKUP. DROPPED BANNER. UNABLE CLIMB. STRUCK FENCE LANDING. VAPOR LOCK. HIGH TEMP.

## 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 NYC88LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA150), May 29, 1988: Cessna 305A (N5202G), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER DUE OT VAPOR LOCK OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AND COLLISION WITH AN OBJECT.

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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