# Accident 19890730025969A: Cessna 305A, Chalfont, PA, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Chalfont, PA
- Airport: Andre Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2810° N, 75.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2810&lon=-75.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5209G) (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 O47011B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 90 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025969A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT.NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN SOYBEANS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 NYC89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA218), Jul 30, 1989: Cessna 305A (N5209G), Chalfont, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERAIN IN THE…

## Other reports on N5209G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750707021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707021569A), Jul 7, 1975: Cessna 305A (N5209G), Elysian, MN, Substantial damage. Eng quit after tkof fm lake. Lndd in alfalfa fld. Plt thought fuel select not in full psn.

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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