# Accident 19751018033889A: Cessna 305A, Elizabethtown, NC, October 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC
- Airport: Fisher Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.6215° N, 78.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6215&lon=-78.6063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5295G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018033889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PRIMER NOT FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED.

## 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 IAD76FLJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ15), Oct 18, 1975: Cessna 305A (N5295G), Elizabethtown, NC, 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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