CHI74DEE82

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 305 · Huntley, IL · June 1, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1974
Place
Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5285GCessna 305
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740601024769A
Case key
130150

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2467   74/6/1    HUNTLEY,ILL         CESSNA 305          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 336
        TIME - 1430                    N5285G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AARANG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK FOREST,ILL             HUNTLEY,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT FLD SHORT OF RWY.BOTH MAIN GR SETTLED ABT 14IN INTO MUD.

Aircraft

Registration
N5285G
Reported as
Cessna 305
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Aarang

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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.