Accident Cessna 305A Bird Dog L-19 N5173G,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37659
 
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Date:Sunday 14 February 1988
Time:15:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic O1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 305A Bird Dog L-19
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N5173G
MSN: 21547
Year of manufacture:1950
Total airframe hrs:455 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Jean, NV -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Barstow/Daggett, CA (DAG)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Witnesses observed acft enter 45 deg climb attitude on liftoff, climb to about 200 ft AGL, then enter left turn. Acft appeared to stall, wing dropped and nose fell through to impact 100 yds left of the runway. Flaps found set at 60 deg vs. Max 30 deg setting specified on cockpit placard. The accompanying acft witness stated the previous takeoff that day was also executed with 60 deg flaps. No evidence was found of pre-impact malf or failure in acft structure, powerplant, or systems.

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25171

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
02-Jun-2022 16:02 PolandMoment Updated [Narrative]
16-Nov-2022 23:44 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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