- Date
- March 15, 1978
- Place
- Gainesville, AL · GAINESVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5223GCessna 305
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780315005089A
- Case key
- 143308
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0712 78/3/15 NR.GAINESVILLE,AL CESSNA 305 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1523 TIME - 1615 N5223G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 80 OCTANE FUEL USED FOR FIRST TIME,100 OCTANE ALWAYS USED PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5223G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
N5223GRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2010 · Cessna 305AAirframe modelCessna 305AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5223G · 1
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