# Accident 19850507018682A: Cessna 305A, Winter Haven, FL, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9805° N, 81.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9805&lon=-81.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna-Vansant Interprises-Inc 305A (registry code 207408E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-vansant-interprises-inc-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 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507018682A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY OUT OF CONTROL GLIDER 4033 DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. TOW AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FOR NEXT TOW.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N40EE, Sphrth VENTUSB: [Accident 19850507018681A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507018681A)

## 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 MIA85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA167), May 7, 1985: Cessna 305A (N54550), Winter Haven, FL, minor damage

## Other reports on N54550 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050302002029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050302002029A), Mar 2, 2005: Cessna 305A (N54550), Bartow, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On Wednesday 2 March, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was operating a Cessna L-19 bird dog (Cessna 305A) on a sales demonstration flight. The…

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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