# NTSB IAD73DLQ25: Cessna 305A, N5314G, Bowling Green, KY, April 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1973
- Place: Bowling Green, KY · BOWLING GREEN, KY
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DLQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0796  73/4/14    BOWLING GREEN,KY    CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 757
        TIME - 1230                    N5314G              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLING GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,KY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRG LDG ROLL ACFT VEERED R,L WING TIP,AILERON AND STABILIZER HIT RWY.WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## 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: Bowling Green

## 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 19730414007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414007829A), Apr 14, 1973: Cessna 305A, Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Drg ldg roll acft veered r,l wing tip,aileron and stabilizer hit rwy. Wind gusting 15K.

## 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 FTW77DRG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG61), Jul 22, 1977: Cessna 305A (N5314G), Georgetown, TX, 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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