- Date
- August 2, 1980
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5174GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800802034469A
- Case key
- 129499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1961 80/8/2 FARMINGDALE,NY CESSNA 305A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 700 TIME - 1027 N5174G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5174G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Republic
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.