# NTSB IAD79FA041: Cessna 305A, N3FS, Fair Bluff, NC, March 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1979
- Place: Fair Bluff, NC · FAIR BLUFF, NC
- Location: 34.3126° N, 79.0331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Bluff, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3126&lon=-79.0331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0583  79/3/27    FAIR BLUFF,NC       CESSNA 305A         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N3FS                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              44, 6844 TOTAL HOURS, 580
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEVILLE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT FALL OFF ON WING AND ENTER STEEP DIVE DURING LOW ALT AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3FS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FS-2008-08-13), registration cancelled 2008-08-13, S/N 51-12683, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 0-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-0-1a) (registry code 2074006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790327008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327008129A), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 305*, Fair Bluff, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft was observed to make a low pass and attempt a roll. The aircraft struck the ground.

## Other investigations on N3FS (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 ATL06CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA063), Apr 12, 2006: Cessna 0-1A (N3FS), Kenansville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an ground loop, and subsequent collision with ground.

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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