Cessna Ector 305A N1832
3 September 2020 · Amboy, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 2020 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna Ector 305A registered N1832 was involved in an accident near Amboy, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Amboy, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5597, -115.7469
- Aircraft
- Cessna Ector 305A
- Registration
- N1832
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Paula → Lake Havasu
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20CA296
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a precautionary landing which resulted in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, he was making a precautionary landing to an old gravel and sand runway. During the landing roll, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. Subsequently, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna Ector 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2018 | Cessna Ector 305A | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2016 | Cessna Ector 305 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2013 | Cessna Ector 305A | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring Club Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1992 | Cessna Ector 305A | Houston, Texas, United States | Lone Star Flight Meseum | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1984 | Cessna Ector 305A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2020 | Cessna 172 | Fresno, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Cessna 208 | Eureka, California, United States | Redding Aero Enterprises Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 4 Oct 2020 | Evolution REVO | Hawthorne, California, United States | Joe K Audette | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 2020 | Beechcraft 36 | Avalon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2020 | Boeing 747 412 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Kalitta Air | No injuries | - |