# Incident 19810916059169I: Cessna 305, Fairbanks, AK, September 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1981, 11:50 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9850, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305B (registry code 2074008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305b) (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: 1,061 total, 9 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059169I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLL AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO SEAPLANE LANDING AREA. SANK IN 40 FT WATER.

## Other reports on N9850 (2)

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

- [Accident 19740426012639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426012639A), Apr 26, 1974: Cessna 305B (N9850), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19731013037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013037769A), Oct 13, 1973: Cessna 305B (N9850), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Snow 7-8 in deep.

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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