# Accident 19791209036159A: Cessna 305/, Sandpoint, ID, December 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1979, 14:35 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDPOINT (SZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5264G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5264G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,672 total, 0 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209036159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES ON LOW, SLOW FINAL. GUSTY WIND. NO STALL WARNING. AIRCRAFT BATTERY REMOVED.

## 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 SEA80FYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP06), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 305A (N5264G), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5264G (2)

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

- [Accident 20140624013379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140624013379A), Jun 24, 2014: Cessna 305A (N5264G), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported he was going to perform a precautionary landing due to increasing oil temperature. Pilot also reported there were no other engine indications…
- [Accident 19760416008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760416008619A), Apr 16, 1976: Cessna 305A (N5264G), Warren, VT, Substantial damage. No fuel l tank,r abt half.

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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