# NTSB MKC74DTK01: Cessna 305A, N5283G, Spearfish, SD, July 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Spearfish, SD · SPEARFISH, SD
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1776   73/7/8    SPEARFISH,S DAK     CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 476
        TIME - 1330                    N5283G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPEARFISH,S DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ACFT SKIPPED TO L SIDE OF RWY STRUCK A DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5283G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5283G-2013-04-08), registration cancelled 2013-04-08, S/N 23184, built 1951 (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: Black Hills

## 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 19730708019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708019859A), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 305A, Spearfish, SD, Substantial damage. Acft skipped to l side of rwy struck a ditch.

## Other investigations on N5283G (2)

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 MKC760K003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC760K003), Oct 21, 1975: Cessna 305A (N5283G), James Bay, Canada, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74DYG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG30), Apr 25, 1974: Cessna 305A (N5283G), Buena, WA, 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.

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