# NTSB IAD76FLJ15: Cessna 305A, N5295G, Elizabethtown, NC, October 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC · ELIZABETHTOWN, NC
- Location: 34.6215° N, 78.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6215&lon=-78.6063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3279  75/10/18   ELIZABETHTOWN,NC    CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 211
        TIME - 0830                    N5295G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,NC            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENGINE PRIMER NOT FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5295G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fisher Field

## 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 19751018033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018033889A), Oct 18, 1975: Cessna 305A, Elizabethtown, NC, Substantial damage. Engine primer not fully closed and locked.

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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