# Accident 19900518016679A: Cessna 305A, Woodstock, GA, May 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Woodstock, GA
- Airport: Air Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1005° N, 84.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1005&lon=-84.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201FM-2023-11-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 76 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518016679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL,LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY. LARGE QUANITIY OF WATER IN FUEL. PILOT DRAINED FUEL PREFLIGHT

## 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 ATL90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA113), May 18, 1990: Cessna 305A (N201FM), Woodstock, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N201FM (2)

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

- [Accident 20220610009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220610009749A), Jun 10, 2022: Cessna 305A (N201FM), Sioux Falls, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot was cleared for landing touch and go #1 on rwy 21 at fsd and a jet was cleared to land #2 for rwy 21. Pilot didn't want to impede the flow of the landing…
- [Accident 19980429008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980429008479A), Apr 29, 1998: Cessna 305A (N201FM), Fredericktown, MO, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Lost control down embankment. Nosed over. Light gear type tucks in on side loads. (.4)after landing, the pilot applied right rudder…

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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