# Accident 19730503011639A: Cessna 305A, Springdale, AR, May 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGDALE MUNI (ASG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5284G) (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: 2,196 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011639A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED WIND GUSTING 25K.

## 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 FTW73DPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG46), May 3, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5284G), Springdale, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5284G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790721018109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721018109A), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 305A (N5284G), Quincy, MA, Substantial damage. Engine seized while towing a banner. Dropped banner. Made emergency landing in a quarry. Found broken crankshaft

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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