# Accident 19760907030859A: Cessna 305A, Park Rapids, MN, September 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1976
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.9164° N, 95.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-95.0579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33454-1976-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,155 total, 85 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FER97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER97) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760907030859A

## Narrative

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

BRIEFED BY LOCAL AIRPORT OPERATOR ON WIND CONDITIONS AND ROUGH WATER FOR SEAPLANE OPS-GUSTING 32K.

## 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 MKC76FER97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER97), Sep 7, 1976: Cessna 305A (N33454), Park Rapids, MN, 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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