# NTSB MIA88FA269: Cessna 305A, N5223G, Tampa, FL, September 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1988, 11:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Coordinates: 28.000921, -82.379089 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0009&lon=-82.3791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88FA269
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32042/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA269

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - engine assembly - undetermined (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - airspeed(vso) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

PLT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 200 FT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND MUSHED, DESCENDING OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHING TO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED TO FULL POWER AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 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
- Serial number: 22606
- Airframe hours: 15145
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-11 213 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: G. H. Nasworthy, doing business as Nasworthy Corporation
- Registered owner: G. H. Nasworthy Nasworthy Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1988, 10 hours before
- Destination: X39, LUTZ, FL
- Airport: X16, Vandenberg, runway 36, 3,260 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; toxicology performed; flight hours: 4,192 total, 12 in this make and model, 4,006 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TPA, 9 nm away

## 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 19880917067879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917067879A), Sep 17, 1988: Cessna 305A, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine stopped on climbout. Pilot stalled aircraft at 200 feet during steep bank. Engine checked normal.

## 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 MIA78FKJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ26), Mar 15, 1978: Cessna 305 (N5223G), Gainesville, AL, 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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