# NTSB ANC80DAG50: Cessna 305A, N65064, Skwentna, AK, May 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1980
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG50

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1562   80/5/3    SKWENTNA,AK         CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1000
        TIME - 1900                    N65064              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKWENTNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       SKWENTNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM ROAD ADJOINING ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65064](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65064-2013-05-16), registration cancelled 2013-05-16, S/N 2031, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna Ector 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a) (registry code 2073902) (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: Skwentna

## 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 19800503013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503013189A), May 3, 1980: Cessna 305A, Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from road. Wheel hit soft spot and caused crash.

## Other investigations on N65064 (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 ANC84LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA168), Aug 31, 1984: Cessna Ector 305A (N65064), 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.