# NTSB LAX79FA065: Cessna 305A, N5191G, Hamilton City, CA, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Hamilton City, CA · HAMILTON CITY, CA
- Location: 39.7427° N, 122.0109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7427&lon=-122.0109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2785  79/8/11  NR.HAMILTON CITY,CA   CESSNA 305A         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 300
        TIME - 1430                    N5191G              PX-  1  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5191G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5191G-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 21580 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790811031219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811031219A), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna 305A, Hamilton City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Performed an acrobatic manuever at tree top level. Failed to recover before ground impact.

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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