# Accident 19790822028739A: Cessna 305A, Sandy, OR, August 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Richs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5305G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 7 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822028739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WITH LOW-TIME IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING, GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 SEA79DYM61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM61), Aug 22, 1979: Cessna 305A (N5305G), Sandy, 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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