# Accident 19741026036519A: Cessna 305A, Hopewell, VA, October 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Hopewell, VA
- Airport: Hopewell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.2874° N, 77.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPEWELL (7VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2874&lon=-77.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5299G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5299G) (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: 1,714 total, 29 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026036519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SHALLOW DITCH BESIDE RWY.

## 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 IAD75FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID10), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 305A (N5299G), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5299G (1)

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

- [Accident 19990504038049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504038049A), May 4, 1999: Cessna 305A (N5299G), Grundy, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ground looped upon landing on rwy 22. Pilot lost control and attempted to take-off, as a means of recovery. Aircraft departed the runway to the…

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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