# Accident 19910409009541A: Cessna 305A, Tatitlek, AK, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tatitlek, AK
- Airport: Tatitlek Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8810° N, 146.6492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8810&lon=-146.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5193G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5193G-2013-04-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009541A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING FOR FISH SPOTTING COLLIDED FROM BELOW AND REAR WITH OTHER FISH SPOTTER N6966D. IMPACT SEVERED TAIL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6966D, Piper PA18150: [Accident 19910409009542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009542A)

## 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 ANC91FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA050), Apr 9, 1991: Cessna 305A (N5193G), Tatitlek, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: INADEQUATE COMMUNICATION AMONG ALL PARTICIPATING AIRCREWS.

## Other reports on N5193G (1)

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

- [Accident 19730530016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530016439A), May 30, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5193G), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. L MN ldg gr collapsed.

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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