# Accident 19730404009809A: Cessna 305A, Bismarck, ND, April 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1973
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MUNI (BIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5210G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5210G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 22 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FTG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404009809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73FTG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG10), Apr 4, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5210G), Bismarck, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5210G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040331004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040331004459A), Mar 31, 2004: Cessna 305A (N5210G), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot performed a 3-point landing and was on roll out when the aircraft yawed left uncontrollably and tipped onto right wing. Strong, gusty winds.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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