# NTSB MIA78FKJ26: Cessna 305, N5223G, Gainesville, AL, March 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Gainesville, AL · GAINESVILLE, AL
- Location: 32.8149° N, 88.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8149&lon=-88.1608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5223G-2010-02-12), registration cancelled 2010-02-12, S/N 22606, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- 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: Private

## 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 19780315005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315005089A), Mar 15, 1978: Cessna TL19D, Gainesville, AL, Substantial damage. 80 Octane fuel used for first time,100 octane always used prior.

## Other investigations on N5223G (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 MIA88FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA269), Sep 17, 1988: Cessna 305A (N5223G), Tampa, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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