Aircraft record

N5171G1951 Cessna 305A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 21, 2005.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest May 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Chalfont, PA; owner city / state
Engine: O-470 SERIES · 230 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1987
NTSB events: 2; destroyed, 1999
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Philadelphia Glider Council
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Chalfont, PA
Certificate issued: Mar 18, 1987
Canceled: Apr 21, 2005
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Sep 13, 1972

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 305A
Year: 1951
Serial number: 23222
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A67DF2

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor O-470 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 230 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1987 – 2005Philadelphia Glider CouncilChalfont, PA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · destroyed

May 1, 1999 · Hilltown, PA

The inadequate lookout of the pilots-in-command of the glider and the towplane.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: IAD99FA041

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for IAD99FA041)

Accident · substantial damage

Jan 18, 1986 · Hilltown, PA

THE CESSNA WAS TOWING A GLIDER WHEN AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 150 FEET TO ABOUT 200 FEET, A DECREASE IN RPM WAS EXPERIENCED. THE GLIDER WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE WAS LOWERED AND A LEFT TURN MADE WHILE STILL OVER THE GLIDERPORT. A RAPID DESCENT WAS MADE WITH WINGS LEVELED, AS CONTACT WITH THE FROZEN GROUND WAS MADE. THE RIGHT GEAR BROKE AT THE FUSELAGE AND THE WING DROPPED AS THE…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: NYC86LA065

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC86LA065)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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