# Accident 20190721006749A: Cessna 305A, Houston, MO, July 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2019, 09:15 local time
- Place: Houston, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3333° N, 91.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3333&lon=-91.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1831-2021-05-08) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190721006749A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21ST 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 AM THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT N1831 CESSNA 305A WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS  TO A FULL STOP AT THE HOUSTON MO (KM48) AIRPORT USING RUNWAY 34. DURING THE CLIMB OUT ON THE FOURTH TAKE OFF, THE PILOT HAD JUST TURNED CROSSWIND AND HAD RETRACTED HIS FLAPS TO 0 DEGREES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET IN ELEVATION. THE PILOT THEN VERIFIED THE FUEL VALVE WAS ON AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE. HE THEN TRIED TO MOVED THE THROTTLE BACK AND FORTH WITH NO RETURN OF ENGINE POWER. HE KEPT THE WINGS LEVEL AND STALLED THE PLANE AT TREE HEIGHT TO HELP CUSHION THE EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 CEN19LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA229), Jul 21, 2019: Cessna 305A (N1831), Houston, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with trees and terrain.

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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