Cessna 305A N5291G
24 August 1984 · East Moriches, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 1984 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N5291G was involved in an accident near East Moriches, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Moriches, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spadaro's (OB)
- Coordinates
- 40.8100, -72.7596
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A
- Registration
- N5291G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Moriches → East Moriches
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FHJ02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AT THE COMPLETION OF A BANNER TOW FLT THE BANNER WAS RELEASED AND A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO DOWNWIND WAS INITIATED. A LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED ON DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE ARPT TO LAND, A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA. INVESTIGATORS FOUND 1.5 GALS OF FUEL IN THE RT TANK AND 8.5 GALS IN THE LT TANK. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, ABOUT 10 MINUES BEFORE DROPPING THE BANNER HE HAD INTENTIONALLY RUN THE RT TANK DRY. THE LT TANK WAS THEN SELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND; THE ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST RUN AFTER RECOVERY OF THE WRECKAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1984 | Cessna 305A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1984 | Cessna 305A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1984 | Cessna 305A | Madison, Connecticut, United States | Shoreline Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1984 | Cessna 305A | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1984 | Cessna 305A | West Hampton, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Cessna 305A | Blakesburg, Iowa, United States | George Pipes | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1984 | Gordon TEENIE TWO | Hauppauge, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1984 | Globe GC-1B | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1984 | Cessna 182P | Clarkstown, New York, United States | Garrett Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1984 | Cessna 210N | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Cessna 182R II | Fulton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Cessna C172 | West Seneca, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |