- Date
- May 10, 1987, 16:45 local (May 11, 1987, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Port Heiden, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5233GCessna 305
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870510014089A
- Case key
- 4848
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - sand barFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not identifiedCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot attempted a landing on the beach. After the landing roll the aircraft struck a sand bar causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5233G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23177
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lee W. Budde
- Registered owner
- Lee W. Budde
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 820 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5233G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.