ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377554
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| Date: | Thursday 14 March 1985 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5291G |
| MSN: | 23413 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1862 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sugar Loaf Key, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Sugarloaf Key, FL (7X1 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE FAILED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT LANDED IN A FIELD NORTH OF THE ARPT, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT THE ACFT MICRON FUEL FILTER WAS CONTAMINATED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAUSED INSUFFICIENT FUEL FLOW, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE FAILURE AT THE SUSTAINED TAKEOFF POWER SETTING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85LA119
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1982 | N5291G | Peter Clume Greene | 0 | Sagaponack, NY | |
sub |
| 24 August 1984 | N5291G | Spadaro, Bart | 0 | East Moriches, NY | |
sub |
| 4 July 2016 | N5291G | Simmons Aviation Services Llc | 0 | Atlantic Ocean off Bonnet Shores, Narragansett Bay, RI | |
sub |
| Ditching | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 13:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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