# Accident 19740426012639A: Cessna 305B, Anchorage, AK, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Elmendorf Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.2514° N, 149.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMENDORF AFB (EDF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2514&lon=-149.8065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9850, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305B (registry code 2074008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 27 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426012639A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC74DAH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH01), Apr 26, 1974: Cessna 305 (N9850), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9850 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810916059169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059169I), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna 305 (N9850), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. On landing roll aircraft went off runway into seaplane landing area. Sank in 40 ft water.
- [Accident 19731013037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013037769A), Oct 13, 1973: Cessna 305B (N9850), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Snow 7-8 in deep.

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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