Event CHI91LA225

1991-07-23 KEOKUK, Iowa, United States Airport · EOK None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5074Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 305A

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19820615

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A656ED

Registrant of record

WILSON JOHN R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5074Z Cessna 305A None

Probable cause & findings

DIVERTED ATTENTION BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT BEING MAINTAINED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS CROSSWIND.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A CROSS WIND DURING A SPOT LANDING CONTEST, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA225.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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