Cessna 305A N24W
20 August 1972 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N24W, operated by Unisul, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gilbert Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A
- Registration
- N24W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Unisul, Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LEFT WG, ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1972 | Cessna 305A | Warren, Vermont, United States | Sugarbush Air | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 305A | Ely, Vermont, United States | Recreation SPE | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1972 | Cessna 305A | Chesapeake, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1972 | Cessna 305A | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1972 | Cessna 305A | Pampa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1972 | Cessna 305A | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |