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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
305E
Year
1955
Serial number
23522
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
A9120E
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
2011 – nowIndividual ownerNewburyport, MA · current
1949 – 1955Individual ownerLos Angeles, CA · different airframe: Cessna T-50 S/N 4570
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (3)
Accident · substantial damage
Nov 19, 1986 · Barrow, AK
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF HE HAD FULL RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS FIVE KNOTS OR LESS.
THE NON-CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO RESPOND IN TIME TO IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT BY THE STUDENT. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND WENT ON ITS NOSE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE FROM 210 TO 240 DEG AT 2 GUSTING 8 KTS. WHILE LANDING ON THE WIDE RWY (31), HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE & WAS ANGLING TO THE LEFT TO MINIMIZE THE X-WIND COMPONENT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AT THE ATTACHING POINT TO THE LEAF SPRING.…
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.