# NTSB DEN73FTM21: Cessna 305A, N5270G, Nephi, UT, February 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: Nephi, UT · NEPHI, UT
- Location: 39.7045° N, 111.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nephi, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7045&lon=-111.8335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0237  73/2/24    NEPHI,UT            CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 602
        TIME - 1615                    N5270G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEPHI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        REMARKS- SWIVEL STOP BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5270G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5270G-1978-02-22), registration cancelled 1978-02-22, S/N 22615 (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: Nephi

## 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 19730224003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224003849A), Feb 24, 1973: Cessna 305A, Nephi, UT, Substantial damage. Swivel stop broken.

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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