# Accident 20200903015489A: Cessna Ector 305A, Amboy, CA, September 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2020, 15:30 local time
- Place: Amboy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5597° N, 115.7469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5597&lon=-115.7469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1832-2025-02-22) (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 ECTOR 305A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200903015489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE "STUMBLE" WHEN MOVING THE FUEL SELECTOR.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AFTERWARDS.  AS A PRECAUTION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT AND AWAY FROM POPULATED AREAS.  THE CONDITIONS OF THE LANDING SURFACE INCLUDED ROCKS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING, THE RIGHT LANDING COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR20CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA296), Sep 3, 2020: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), Amboy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a precautionary landing which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N1832 (2)

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

- [Accident 20180409003419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180409003419A), Apr 9, 2018: Cessna Ector 305A (N1832), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. This was an instructional flight with the owner of the aircraft in the front pilot's seat. On their 6th landing the aircraft experienced a ground loop to the…
- [Accident 19921023063119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023063119A), Oct 23, 1992: Cessna 305A (N1832), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered left on landing. Over controlled opposite rudder and ground looped to the right.

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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