# NTSB investigations: Cessna 305A, 1986

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW87LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA030.md): Cessna 305A · Mason, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1986 · N5211G · Destroyed
  > Private pilot of Cessna 305A ferrying aircraft from glascow, MT. To mc allen TX. Engine failed approximately 1 1/2 hours after departure from graham TX. Pilot attempted downwind landing on farm-to-market road and struck tree. Aircraft was destroyed. Pilot and…
- [NTSB ANC86LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA097.md): Cessna 305 · Figure Eight Lk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1986 · N5312G · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted an emergency landing on a lake following a partial pwr loss in-flt. During touchdown the plt lost control of the acft which nosed over on it's back and sank into the lake. The acft was not recovered from the water.
- [NTSB NYC86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA065.md): Cessna 305-L-19 · Hilltown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1986 · N5171G · Substantial damage
  > The Cessna was towing a glider when at an altitude of about 150 feet to about 200 feet, a decrease in RPM was experienced. The glider was detached from the aircraft, the nose was lowered and a left turn made while still over the gliderport. A rapid descent…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074002'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2074002&year=1986

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