# NTSB ANC79DAG95: Cessna 305A, N5227G, Iliamna, AK, August 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1979
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG95

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5227G-1980-08-02), registration cancelled 1980-08-02, S/N 23248 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Iliamna

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790829022269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829022269A), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna 305A, Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Made takeoff with low fuel supply. Steep climbout starved engine of fuel. Crashed on runway.

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.

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