- Date
- October 26, 1974
- Place
- Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5299GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741026036519A
- Case key
- 140968
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3416 74/10/26 HOPEWELL,VA CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1750 N5299G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 1714 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETERSBURG,VA HOPEWELL,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK SHALLOW DITCH BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5299G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopewell
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5299G · 1
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