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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC79DNC06

1978-10-22 ROCHESTER, New Hampshire, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5306G

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 305A

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6B39E

Registrant of record

ARNO CHRISTOPHER S

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5306G Cessna 305A None

Historical record (pre-1982)

NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.

Aircraft

CESSNA 305A · N5306G

Damage

Substantial

Craft type

Airplane

Classification

Accident

Light condition

Dawn

Weather

VMC

Phase of flight

Cruise — descent (EF)

Operator type

J

Airport

SKYHAVEN

Kind of flying

B1

Weather at impact

Sky

CLEAR

Temp

72° F

Aircraft history

Serial number

000000021261

Total time

5,486 hrs

Pilot

Certificate

Commercial

Total hours

485

Age

38

Investigator remarks

TERRAIN AT SITE OFF RWY-20 DEG DN SLOPE.

Cause factors

64/C/79 C
PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
80/K/BF K
AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SOFT SHOULDERS Joint factor
80/K/BY K
AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES OTHER Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3330. Source file NTSB_1978_3_3330.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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