# Accident 20070707020829A: Cessna 305A, Berkeley Towns, NJ, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 16:10 local time
- Place: Berkeley Towns, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2985° N, 74.5219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2985&lon=-74.5219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12633, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12633) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna Ector 305A (registry code 2073902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-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 O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,073 total, 285 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707020829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A CE-305A, N12633, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT 500' AGL NORTHBOUND ALONG THE COAST ON A BANNER TOW FLIGHT. THE BANNER WAS IMMEDIATELY JETTISONED. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE AND BEGAN A LEFT HAND 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE SOUTH INTO THE WIND TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER. THE PLANE EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON THE BEACH IN VERY SOFT SAND. THERE WAS ONE PILOT ON BOARD WHO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE HOSPITAL. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR.

## 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 NYC07LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA160), Jul 7, 2007: Cessna Ector 305A (N12633), Berkeley Townsh, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N12633 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160703013589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703013589A), Jul 3, 2016: Cessna Ector 305A (N12633), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot released banner along rwy 24 and proceeded to rwy 33 to land. Pilot made a 2 point landing and encountered a crosswind condition with a tailwind…

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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