# NTSB MIA77FLG37: Cessna 305A, N5257G, Aiken, SC, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Aiken, SC · AIKEN, SC
- Location: 33.5316° N, 81.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aiken, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5316&lon=-81.7251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2439  77/9/18    AIKEN,SC            CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 584
        TIME - 1630                    N5257G              PX-  0  0  1  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIKEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AIKEN,SC                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          215                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5257G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aiken

## 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 19770918027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918027659A), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 305A, Aiken, SC, Destroyed

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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