# Accident 19900522018309A: Cessna 305A, Perry, FL, May 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Perry, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1695° N, 83.6101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1695&lon=-83.6101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: LYC O540A4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 34 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522018309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING FORESTRY PATROL. LANDED IN A FIRELANE, STRUCK TREES.ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON TEST RUN POST ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA126), May 22, 1990: Cessna 305A (N66BC), Perry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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