Cessna 305A N5300G

Summary

On 20 January 2006 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N5300G was involved in an accident near Seboeis, Maine, United States. 2 people were 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

20 January 2006 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Seboeis, Maine, United States

Coordinates

45.3681, -68.6964

Aircraft

Cessna 305A

Registration

N5300G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bangor → Seboeis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA060

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines, while attempting to land on a frozen lake.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on final approach to a frozen lake surface, the ski equipped airplane struck a telephone transmission wire with the left wing breaking the wire, which then struck the vertical stabilizer separating it from the airframe. The airplane then nosed down, and impacted the frozen lake surface. The pilot stated that he did not see the wire until "the last second" and that he "tried to dive under the wire." Examination of the wire revealed that it was marked, with an aviation orange spherical marker.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.