# NTSB DEN74FTM03: Cessna 305A, N5271G, Ogden, UT, July 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1973
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2409  73/7/28  NR.OGDEN,UT           CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1912
        TIME - 1130                    N5271G              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROMONTARY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OGDEN,UT                    RETURN                       PROMONTARY STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- CLBNG TURN DNWND.HRD LNDG OFF ROAD,GR COLLAPSED,NOSED OVER.TWO IGNTN LEADS FOUND DISCONNECTED.
```

## 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: Promontary Strip

## 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 19730728022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022529A), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 305A, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Clbng turn dnwnd. Hrd lndg off road,gr collapsed,nosed over. Two igntn leads found disconnected.

## 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 DEN73FTM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM14), Dec 21, 1972: 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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