# NTSB FTW77DRG61: Cessna 305A, N5314G, Georgetown, TX, July 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1587  77/7/22    GEORGETOWN,TX       CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1160
        TIME - 1630                    N5314G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 785 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KILLEEN,TX                  GEORGETOWN,TX
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5314G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314G-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 22490, 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: Georgetown Muni

## 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 19770722019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722019759A), Jul 22, 1977: Cessna 305A, Georgetown, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5314G (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 IAD73DLQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLQ25), Apr 14, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5314G), Bowling Green, KY, 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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