# Accident 19790718015239A: Cessna 305A, Creswell, OR, July 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1979, 13:40 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9308° N, 123.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOBBY FLD (77S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9308&lon=-123.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5311G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5311G-1981-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 903 total, 21 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718015239A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. RIGHT GEAR ATTACH FITTING NOT SECURED BY LOCKNUTS.

## 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 SEA79DYK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK19), Jul 18, 1979: Cessna 305A (N5311G), Creswell, OR, 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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