# Accident 19870510014089A: Cessna 305A, Port Heiden, AK, May 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 51.8310° N, 176.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.8310&lon=-176.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233G) (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 O47011
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510014089A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ON A BEACH.  THE PILOT ABANDONED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC87LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA068), May 11, 1987: Cessna 305 (N5233G), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5233G (1)

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

- [Accident 19771211037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211037619A), Dec 11, 1977: Cessna 305A (N5233G), Wink, TX, 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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