# NTSB CHI74DEE82: Cessna 305, N5285G, Huntley, IL, June 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1974
- Place: Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE82

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5285G), registered now, S/N 22716, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aarang

## 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 19740601024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740601024769A), Jun 1, 1974: Cessna 305A, Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft fld short of rwy. Both main gr settled abt 14IN into mud.

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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