# NTSB SEA79DYM61: Cessna 305A, N5305G, Sandy, OR, August 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1979
- Place: Sandy, OR · SANDY, OR
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2470  79/8/22    SANDY,OR            CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 331
        TIME - 1600                    N5305G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICH'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDY,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 4TH SOLO LDG IN TYPE ACFT. HIT CESSNA AG WAGON,MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5305G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rich'S

## 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 19790822028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822028739A), Aug 22, 1979: Cessna 305A, Sandy, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot with low-time in conventional gear aircraft lost control during landing, ground-looped.

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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