Cessna 305 N5291G

Summary

On 4 July 2016 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 305 registered N5291G, operated by Simmons Aviation Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 2016 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States

Coordinates

41.4697, -71.4261

Aircraft

Cessna 305

Registration

N5291G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Simmons Aviation Services LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Banner Tow

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westerly → Westerly

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16LA244

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot performed a preflight inspection and sampled the fuel with no anomalies noted. He then departed on the flight with 5 hours of available fuel. About 3.5 hours into the flight, the airplane was flying about 500 ft over the ocean when the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot performed a forced landing to the water, subsequently egressed, and was rescued a brief time later. Examination of the engine after recovery revealed no obvious signs of mechanical anomalies with the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.