# NTSB SEA72DYA36: Cessna 305A, N5239G, Twin Falls, ID, June 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1972
- Place: Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1251   72/6/4    TWIN FALLS,ID       CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N5239G              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      39, 4184 TOTAL HOURS, 604
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS,ID               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NO TIME IN TYPE FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5239G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5239G-1975-01-20), registration cancelled 1975-01-20, S/N 21846 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joslin

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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