# NTSB DEN73FTM14: Cessna 305A, N5271G, Ogden, UT, December 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1972
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3859  72/12/21   OGDEN,UT            CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3400
        TIME - 1200                    N5271G              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDEN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOGAN,UT                    OGDEN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- DMGD LEFT WG AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5271G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5271G-2013-04-08), registration cancelled 2013-04-08, S/N 23181, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- 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: Ogden Municipal

## Other investigations on N5271G (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74FTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM03), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5271G), Ogden, UT, substantial damage

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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