# Accident 19851010054789A: Cessna 305A, Marietta, GA, October 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1985, 10:05 local time
- Place: Marietta, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9492° N, 84.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9492&lon=-84.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9623Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9623Q) (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 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O47011B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,857 total, 12 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010054789A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF TOO SOON, FORGOT TO RETRACT FLAPS. RETRACTED FLAPS, SETTLED TO RUNWAY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY SIDE, HIT TREE.

## 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 ATL86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA004), Oct 10, 1985: Cessna 305A(0-1A) (N9623Q), Marietta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9623Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20250720011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250720011709A), Jul 20, 2025: Cessna 305A (N9623Q), Baraboo, WI, Substantial damage. In the pilot’s statement the plan was to stop fuel in kdll winds were 100 at 6 mph. He set up for landing on rwy 19 anticipated crosswinds seemed negligible.…

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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