# NTSB IAD76DID28: Cessna 305, N5248G, Waynesboro, VA, May 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Waynesboro, VA · WAYNESBORO, VA
- Location: 38.0672° N, 78.9014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0672&lon=-78.9014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1002  76/5/23    WAYNESBORO,VA       CESSNA 305          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 610
        TIME - 1205                    N5248G              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L OFF RWY HIT ADJ RWY LIGHT CONE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5248G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waynesboro

## 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 19760523012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523012389A), May 23, 1976: Cessna 305A, Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. Acft veered l off rwy hit adj rwy light cone.

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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