# NTSB MIA75FKG15: Cessna 305A, N12755, Summerville, SC, October 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1974
- Place: Summerville, SC · SUMMERVILLE, SC
- Location: 33.0056° N, 80.1774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0056&lon=-80.1774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG15-201227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3112  74/10/11   SUMMERVILLE,SC      CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0845                    N12755              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 34, 4100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            475 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKLAIR MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERVILLE,SC              CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO REACH ARPT.L WING STRUCK TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12755](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12755), registered now, S/N 21931 (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: Locklair Memorial

## 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 19741011033789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741011033789A), Oct 11, 1974: Cessna 305A, Summerville, SC, Substantial damage. Unable to reach arpt.l wing struck tree.

## Other investigations on N12755 (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 MIA72DLG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG27), Feb 29, 1972: Cessna 305A (N12755), Johns Island, SC, 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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