Single-engine piston

N305BJ

1951 Cessna 305A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
22465
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Farmerville, LA
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Registration record

N305BJ on the FAA register

Type
1951 Cessna 305A
Serial
22465
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Farmerville, LA
Certificate issued
2024-03-12
Airworthiness date
1980-04-11
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A33207
Mode S (octal)
50631007
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N305BJ to the current registrant.
  • 1991-04-03
    N305BJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer (s/n 305); cancelled.
  • 1980-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N305BJ

N305BJ is a 1951 Cessna 305A, serial number 22465. It is registered to an individual in Farmerville, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 11, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N305BJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-05-21 Accident · Niles, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI89DET05
Reported aircraft: Billings/White Avid Flyer — a different aircraft that carried the N305BJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOOSE CARBURETOR(S) DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.