# Accident 19790327008129A: Cessna 305*, Fair Bluff, NC, March 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fair Bluff, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3126° N, 79.0331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Bluff, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3126&lon=-79.0331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FS-2008-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 0-1A (registry code 2074006, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-0-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,844 total, 580 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327008129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A LOW PASS AND ATTEMPT A ROLL.THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 IAD79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA041), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 305A (N3FS), Fair Bluff, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3FS (1)

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

- [Accident 20060412007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412007059A), Apr 12, 2006: Cessna O1A (N3FS), Kenansville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing at Duplin county airport (dpl), aircraft ground looped and slid off runway. Pilot stated that the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind.…

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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