Cessna 305A N3FS
27 March 1979 · Fair Bluff, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 March 1979 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N3FS, operated by NC Forestry SV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fair Bluff, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fair Bluff, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A
- Registration
- N3FS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- NC Forestry SV
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Whiteville, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0583
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT FALL OFF ON WING AND ENTER STEEP DIVE DURING LOW ALT AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1979 | Cessna 305A | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1979 | Cessna 305A | Hamilton City, California, United States | Civil Air Ptrl | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Aug 1979 | Cessna 305A | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1979 | Cessna 305 | Fort Hood, Texas, United States | Fort Hood Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1979 | Cessna 305A | Creswell, Oregon, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1979 | Cessna 305A | Quincy, Massachusetts, United States | National Aeria | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |