Cessna 305A (L-19) N5173G
14 February 1988 · Jean, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 February 1988 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 305A (L-19) registered N5173G was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jean, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jean (OL7)
- Coordinates
- 35.7502, -115.5298
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A (L-19)
- Registration
- N5173G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Barstow/Daggett
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA046
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT ENTER 45 DEG CLIMB ATTITUDE ON LIFTOFF, CLIMB TO ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THEN ENTER LEFT TURN. ACFT APPEARED TO STALL, WING DROPPED AND NOSE FELL THROUGH TO IMPACT 100 YDS LEFT OF RUNWAY. FLAPS FOUND SET AT 60 DEG VS. MAX 30 DEG SETTING SPECIFIED ON COCKPIT PLACARD. ACCOMPANYING ACFT WITNESS STATED PREVIOUS TAKEOFF THAT DAY ALSO EXECUTED WITH 60 DEG FLAPS. NO EVIDENCE FOUND OF PRE-IMPACT MALF OR FAILURE IN ACFT STRUCTURE, POWERPLANT OR SYSTEMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1988 | Cessna 305A | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | Airways Advertising | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1988 | Cessna 305A | Tampa, Florida, United States | G. H. Nasworthy | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jan 1988 | Cessna 305A | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Finch, Jerry J. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1988 | Cessna 305A | Gregory, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1988 | Cessna 305A | Chuluota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1988 | Cessna 305-A | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft 65 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Airborne Geophysics | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Oct 1988 | Bell 47G-3B2 | Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1988 | Pitts S-1C | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Cessna 310G | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Applebay ZUNI 2 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | Diane E. Weidenhammer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-31T | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Executive Air Service | Minor injuries | - |