# NTSB ANC74DAG65: Cessna 305B, N9850, Willow, AK, October 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1973
- Place: Willow, AK · WILLOW, AK
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3743  73/10/13   WILLOW,ALAS         CESSNA 305B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N9850               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 416 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              RETURN                       WILLOW,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SNOW 7-8 IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9850](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 24024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305B
- Registry model: [Cessna 305B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305b) (registry code 2074008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731013037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013037769A), Oct 13, 1973: Cessna 305B, Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Snow 7-8 in deep.

## Other investigations on N9850 (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 ANC74DAH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH01), Apr 26, 1974: Cessna 305 (N9850), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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.

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