Cessna 305A accident near Blakesburg, Iowa, August 11, 1984
On August 11, 1984 at about 2:20 am local time, a Cessna 305A, registered N6735Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Blakesburg, Iowa (Antique airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1984 · about 2:20 am local time
- Place
- Blakesburg, Iowa · Antique · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A · all 305As on the register
- Registration
- N6735Q · registry record · serial 22658
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT MUSHED INTO TALL CORN OFF THE END OF THE RWY DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE PLT SAID HE LANDED LONG ON THE 2170 FT TURF RWY IN CALM AIR AND DID NOT THINK HE COULD STOP SO A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. HE SAID A SEAT BELT INTERFERED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE FLAP HANDLE AND AN INCORRECT SETTING RESULTED. THE AIRSPEED AS MARGINAL WHEN THE FLAPS WERE BEING CHANGED AND AS A WING DROPPED THE PLT SAID POWER WAS REDUCED TO PREVENT A 'TORQUE ROLL.' THE PLT SAID HE SAW THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO 'MAKE IT' SO HE CONCENTRATED OF KEEPING THE WINGS LEVEL. THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN THE CORN. THE PLTS TOTAL FLT EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE ACFT WAS REPORTED AS 37 HOURS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,662 hours in all; 37 in this make and model; 39 in the last 90 days; 2,495 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,478 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1984; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: IRK Kirksville MO
- Destination: 5C2
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,170 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6735Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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