# Accident 19840522025352A: Cessna 305C, Ballard, CA, May 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1984, 12:04 local time
- Place: Ballard, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7894° N, 119.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7894&lon=-119.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305C (0-1E) (registry code 2074014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305C
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,410 total, 1,108 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522025352A

## Narrative

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

DURING PREARRANGED FORMATION FLIGHT AIRCRAFT WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY PROPELLOR OF N73857.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N73857, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19840522025351A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522025351A)

## 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 LAX84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA313), May 22, 1984: Cessna 305C (N521ST), Ballard, CA, 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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