# Accident 19960831025609A: Cessna 305A, San Diego, CA, August 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1996, 14:28 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7899° N, 116.9610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7899&lon=-116.9610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5277G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277G) (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 O470A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,157 total, 1,212 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960831025609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON BANNER TOW. LANDED ROUGH HILLSIDE. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FUEL BURN HIGHER DURING BANNER TOW.

## 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 LAX96LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA322), Aug 31, 1996: Cessna 305A (N5277G), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper preflight planning, and an inadequate fuel supply.

## Other reports on N5277G (1)

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

- [Accident 19950409048969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409048969A), Apr 9, 1995: N5277G, Pinebluff, AR, Destroyed. (-16) Witnesses stated that they observed the aircraft enter a stall and spin into the terrain in a nose down attitude. The aircraft was destroyed by the…

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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