# Accident 20111130028499A: Cessna 305A, Fredericksburg, TX, November 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2431° N, 98.9092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2431&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6735Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6735Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111130028499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED DURING LANDING PATTERN. DURING DESCENT TO AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN ELECTRIC WIRE AND LANDED HARD IN THE FIELD.

## 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 CEN12LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA094), Nov 30, 2011: Cessna 305A (N6735Q), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N6735Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19840810042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840810042749A), Aug 10, 1984: Cessna 305A (N6735Q), Blakesburg, IA, Substantial damage. Landed long and executed a go around too late. Aircraft mushed into tall corn off end of the runway.

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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