- Date
- August 29, 1979
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5227GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790829022269A
- Case key
- 134059
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2351 79/8/29 ILIAMNA,AK CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 465 TIME - 1830 N5227G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 454 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ILIAMNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ILIAMNA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- ON FLT TO NEARBY ARPT TO REFUEL,ENG QUIT DRG STEEP TKOF CLIMB W LOW FUEL LVL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5227G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Iliamna
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.