# Accident 19741011033789A: Cessna 305A, Summerville, SC, October 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1974
- Place: Summerville, SC
- Airport: Locklair Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 33.0056° N, 80.1774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0056&lon=-80.1774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12755) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 475 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG15-201227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741011033789A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REACH ARPT.L WING STRUCK TREE.

## 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 MIA75FKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG15-201227), Oct 11, 1974: Cessna 305A (N12755), Summerville, SC, substantial damage

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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