# NTSB IAD75FID10: Cessna 305A, N5299G, Hopewell, VA, October 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Location: 37.2910° N, 77.2989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopewell, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2910&lon=-77.2989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FID10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID10

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5299G), registered now, S/N 22111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (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: Hopewell

## 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 19741026036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026036519A), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 305A, Hopewell, VA, Substantial damage. Struck shallow ditch beside rwy.

## Other investigations on N5299G (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 NYC99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA106), May 4, 1999: Cessna 305 (N5299G), Grundy, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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