# NTSB MKC760K003: Cessna 305A, N5283G, James Bay, Canada, October 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1975
- Place: James Bay, Canada · JAMES BAY, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC760K003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC760K003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0059  75/10/21   JAMES BAY,CAN       CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 10000
        TIME - 1300                    N5283G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMES BAY,CAN               NAKINA,ONTARIO,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOV  OF CANADA.
```

## 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

## 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 SEA74DYG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG30), Apr 25, 1974: Cessna 305A (N5283G), Buena, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK01), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5283G), Spearfish, SD, 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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